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Colman Noctor: New, strict online age verification will keep Ireland’s children safer
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TikTok cyber attacks
TikTok pulls rewards programme EU warned could make children app addicts
'The available brain time of young Europeans is not a currency for social media — and it never will be', EU commissioner said

Mon, 05 Aug, 2024

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David Kent: Why Paris 2024 will be known as the TikTok Olympics 
Social media brings coverage of the Games to a whole new level

Thu, 01 Aug, 2024

UK's media habits
TikTok to launch in-app shopping feature in Ireland
TikTok Shop has recruited a team of about 40 workers in Spain

Tue, 23 Jul, 2024

UK's media habits
TikTok loses EU court case over regulatory requirements 
Judges said TikTok met the necessary thresholds to be brought under the scope of the Digital Markets Act, and parent company ByteDance’s attempt to appeal the European Commission’s decision to target it was not substantiated

Wed, 17 Jul, 2024

TikTok ban on Government phones and devices
TikTok pauses e-commerce push into Ireland and Europe
Social media app wants to instead focus on growth in the US where it’s fighting a divest-or-ban law

Fri, 31 May, 2024

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections — but is it playing into the far right’s hands?
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections — but is it playing into the far right’s hands?
Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote.

Mon, 13 May, 2024

TikTok boss criticises 'copycat' Facebook
TikTok among social media platforms to use technology to label AI-generated images
Company to adopt 'Content Credentials' a digital watermark that denotes how images were created and edited in bid to combat misinformation

Thu, 09 May, 2024

Manchester Arena incident
TikTok and Universal settle music royalties dispute
Millions of songs will be restored to TikTok after the social media platform settled a dispute with Universal Music Group over royalties.

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Tánaiste's diplomacy could help bring justice and peace
Letters to the Editor: Tánaiste's diplomacy could help bring justice and peace
Amid the humanitarian crisis in Palestine, Israel is blockading a long list of items including incubators, fridges, and water tanks

Sat, 27 Apr, 2024

TikTok CEO Fails To Placate US Lawmakers Eager to Ban
TikTok suspends its reward-to-watch feature after EU threats
EU commissioner Thierry Breton had given TikTok 48 hours to respond as he threatened to block the 'addictive' feature

Wed, 24 Apr, 2024

UK's media habits
TikTok ban looms as US sell-off law is set to come into force
TikTok has invoked economic arguments against the law, saying content creators and merchants who make a living from posting videos and selling goods would be hurt financially.

Wed, 24 Apr, 2024

TikTok boss criticises 'copycat' Facebook
EU threatens TikTok Lite with ban over reward-to-watch feature
App feature could be suspended unless child safety concerns addressed, in first use of sweeping new digital powers

Tue, 23 Apr, 2024

TikTok strategy
Oireachtas children’s committee to hear social media companies defend use of artificial intelligence
TikTok is “currently in the process” of testing the automatic labelling of AI-generated content, the Oireachtas children’s committee will hear tomorrow.

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

Europe Coalition Building
Scholz joins TikTok as US divestment push gathers steam
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has joined a growing list of European and US officials who have opened accounts on TikTok even as political pressure on the Chinese video-sharing app grows.

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

Insurance reform
TikTok becoming harder to ignore for Europe's politicians
With the majority of young voters not watching television news or reading the press, and the far-right and the far-left already using TikTok extensively, some politicians are getting around their country's ban on the use of the platform by using the app on separate devices

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

The 'TikTok Taoiseach': How social media helped Simon Harris shine
The 'TikTok Taoiseach': How social media helped Simon Harris shine
One element of why his following on social media has grown is that Mr Harris does not use his social media accounts purely for political reasons

Fri, 22 Mar, 2024

Irish Examiner view: This may be a social media watershed
Irish Examiner view: This may be a social media watershed
Interesting developments in the US Congress, which voted this week to order TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest itself of the company’s US assets or to face a ban. Banning TikTok is an intriguing prospect on several levels.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

TikTok job cuts
US piles pressure on TikTok ahead of vote on Chinese media firm
TikTok told the Irish Examiner last month that Ireland remains 'a hugely important base' for the social media company

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Teaching kids to fish is a gift that will last a lifetime
Letters to the Editor: Teaching kids to fish is a gift that will last a lifetime
One reader says rather than staring into screens, youngsters would be better off passing a contemplative few hours on a riverbank

Fri, 08 Mar, 2024

Big Tech in the crosshairs of European market and data regulators
Big Tech in the crosshairs of European market and data regulators
It follows Apple's €1.8bn EU competition fine

Mon, 04 Mar, 2024

Simon Coveney stands over his claim that Ireland is over the worst of tech jobs losses 
Simon Coveney stands over his claim that Ireland is over the worst of tech jobs losses 
Speaking to the 'Irish Examiner', Enterprise Trade and Employment Minister Simon Coveney said growth in Ireland's tech sector remains strong

Mon, 26 Feb, 2024

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AI is already shaping the world our children see, ICCL to warn committee
"AI manipulates and addicts our children,” Dr Johnny Ryan of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties is expected to say. "It promotes hurt, hate, self-loathing, and suicide."

Tue, 13 Feb, 2024

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S Fears over online 'gifting' after claims it may have been contributory factor in a suicide
According to Dr Stephen Murphy of Trinity Business School, TikTok are 'the most obvious winners' as they take a 50% cut of the net revenue of the virtual gifts

Sun, 04 Feb, 2024

Digital Services Tax
Girl's suicide cited in call to regulate social media
In another case, an individual described how their father had become radicalised by disinformation promoted on his social media feeds

Thu, 01 Feb, 2024

TikTok CEO Fails To Placate US Lawmakers Eager to Ban
TikTok and Disney+ outshine games in record year for mobile apps
Video-streaming platforms drove an 11% rise in consumer app sales

Wed, 10 Jan, 2024

Meta, Google, and TikTok defend their response to Dublin riots
Meta, Google, and TikTok defend their response to Dublin riots
Appearing before the Oireachtas Media Committee, the social media companies said they responded proactively to the aftermath of the stabbing of several children in Dublin last month

Wed, 06 Dec, 2023

Meta layoffs expected
Court rules EU countries cannot bypass Ireland to regulate tech firms
Thursday's ruling cannot be appealed

Thu, 09 Nov, 2023

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Irish Examiner view: Voluntary smartphone ban will be disregarded by many parents
There is also a contradiction between banning smartphones from primary school children, but relying heavily on them for the same children three months after they leave sixth class

Wed, 08 Nov, 2023

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Amnesty International claims Tiktok's business model 'poses danger' to children
Minutes into Amnesty's test, half of Tiktok's 'For You' feed was about mental health struggles — with some of those videos normalising suicide

Tue, 07 Nov, 2023

Tánaiste rebuffs Chinese claim that Ireland is succumbing to 'American and European fever'
Tánaiste rebuffs Chinese claim that Ireland is succumbing to 'American and European fever'
In China on the first day of an official visit, Micheál Martin said the comments by Chinese Ambassador to Ireland He Xiangdong 'don’t stand up'

Tue, 07 Nov, 2023

Irish cybersecurity chief warns of link between cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns
Irish cybersecurity chief warns of link between cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns
The NCSC is involved in combating disinformation campaigns from abroad

Mon, 06 Nov, 2023

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Cybersecurity chief says Ireland is under attack right now
Richard Browne tells Cormac O’Keeffe the National Cyber Security Centre is growing to face down the threat from hostile states and cybercriminals, often using artificial intelligence

Mon, 06 Nov, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Social media platform irresponsible with security
Letters to the Editor: Social media platform irresponsible with security
A reader says social media companies make it all but impossible for users to report a problem and have it dealt with

Mon, 09 Oct, 2023

Ofcom report
Gardaí join EU operation to counter extremist content on TikTok
Last week, TikTok revealed it shut down a network of accounts designed to spread disinformation and division in Ireland.

Fri, 06 Oct, 2023

TikTok’s data disclosure shows how social media is a Petri dish for disinformation
TikTok’s data disclosure shows how social media is a Petri dish for disinformation
As the language and actions of conspiracy theorists grows ever more violent, we need to push back against online hate speech

Wed, 04 Oct, 2023

China's ageing population is an opportunity for Irish dairy industry, says ambassador
China's ageing population is an opportunity for Irish dairy industry, says ambassador
The ambassador urged the dairy industry here to adapt to China’s changing market, writes Ciara Phelan

Mon, 02 Oct, 2023

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Paediatricians call for ban on disposable vapes
The Faculty of Paediatrics at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland also called for the legal age to buy tobacco products and vapes to be raised to 21 years

Mon, 02 Oct, 2023

Irish Examiner view: The bigger picture regarding drugs
Irish Examiner view: The bigger picture regarding drugs
Although welcome, the seizure of a record haul of cocaine off Ireland's south coast will have little effect on the drugs menace unless drug users change their behaviour

Fri, 29 Sep, 2023

TikTok challenges €345m fine for failing to protect children’s privacy
TikTok challenges €345m fine for failing to protect children’s privacy
Part of TikTok's action will be challenging the constitutionality of the 2018 Data Protection Act

Thu, 28 Sep, 2023

TikTok
Tributes to girl, 14, who died after TikTok challenge
The Clare school girl died after inhaling an aerosol while taking part in a 'chroming' social media challenge

Wed, 27 Sep, 2023

TikTok
Schools must educate on dangers of TikTok, says Tánaiste
Issues of online safety and cyberbullying should be 'integrated very, very quickly' in the primary curriculum

Sun, 17 Sep, 2023

TikTok data failures show app is a 'clear danger' to Irish children
TikTok data failures show app is a 'clear danger' to Irish children
€345m fine over handling of personal data of minors 'appropriate', claims advocacy group

Sat, 16 Sep, 2023

TikTok fined €345m by Irish watchdog over how it processed children’s data
TikTok fined €345m by Irish watchdog over how it processed children’s data
It is the latest in a series of fines handed out by the DPC in Ireland to social media giants

Fri, 15 Sep, 2023

TikTok ban on Government phones and devices
TikTok to support Rethink Ireland digital education fund 
The company said it wants to equip young people with the skills needed in the ever-changing digital economy

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

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