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<p>Several video platforms are now required to block access to pornography, extreme violence, self-harm content, eating disorder promotion, cyberbullying, or hate speech. Unless effective age verification confirms the user is over 18, they will be unable to access the content. So, self-declaration alone is no longer sufficient.</p>

parenting

Colman Noctor: New, strict online age verification will keep Ireland’s children safer

Ireland is among the first EU countries to implement legally-binding age verification

<p>In its judicial review action, Reddit Incorporated asked the court to quash An Coimisiún's December 2023 decision to designate Reddit as a named video-sharing platform service.</p>

court and crime

High Court dismisses challenges to Ireland's media watchdog by Reddit and Tumblr

<p>The court was told the designation will have very serious consequences for Tumblr, which unlike other major platforms which have thousands of employees and hundreds of content moderators, has less than 200 employees and 40 moderators. File picture</p>

court and crime

Tumblr seeks to be omitted from media regulator's video-sharing safety code

court and crime

Tumblr secures court permission to challenge decision by Ireland's media watchdog

companies

Reddit challenge to online safety code designation to be heard in May

court and crime

Tumblr becomes second social media firm to initiate judicial review against media regulator

Not long now before Netflix tackles sports

Because everyone I meet is more digitally adept than me (Tumblr? Twitch? Are you making these up?) I need to hang on to my occasional victories.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2019

How 'Welcome to Night Vale' creators turned a podcast into a live event

When Joseph Fink and his writing partner Jeffrey Cranor set out to make a podcast in 2011, their expectations were low but their ambitions even lower.

Tue, 29 Jan, 2019

Yahoo breach likely to have exposed all 3bn users

Internet giant Yahoo now believes a 2013 security breach exposed all 3bn of its users at the time.

Thu, 05 Oct, 2017

Brooklyn Beckham Q&A: Everything’s just clicking into place for young Becks

As his new photography book is published, the Beckham’s eldest child reveals to Hannah Stephenson why he won’t be following in his father’s footsteps.

Thu, 29 Jun, 2017

Get the look: Make-up favourites on the set of Pretty Little Liars

As US teen thriller Pretty Little Liars wraps up a seven-year run on Netflix this month, lead makeup artist Cindy Miguens shares trend-sparking tips with Rachel Marie Walsh.

Sat, 17 Jun, 2017

I want to encourage teenage girls to take up more space in the world, not less

Sometimes I get messages from people who want my opinion on a particular topic or event because, they say, I am ‘always right’.

Sat, 08 Apr, 2017

'Be kind' tops Louise O'Neill's advice to her 16-year-old self

My mother was always trying to give me advice but what the hell did she know? Quite a lot, as it turned out, and I wish I had listened to her sooner, writes Louise O’Neill.  

Sat, 26 Nov, 2016

Schoolgirl who compiled 'kill list' tried to murder her best friend, court told

A 14-year-old girl obsessed with serial killers prepared a "kill list" including the names of her friends, mother and brother before she attempted to murder her best friend by stabbing her at school, a court heard.

Tue, 04 Oct, 2016

Children favour criminalisation of harmful online behaviour

The vast majority of children consulted as part of a Law Reform Commission report favour making a wide range of harmful online behaviour illegal.

Tue, 27 Sep, 2016

Internet speak will soon be our language

Resistance is futile. Internet-speak is going to take over your lives, writes Colm O’Regan

Mon, 22 Aug, 2016

Quirky World: Baggy pants wearers to pay big for cheeky display

Some of the stranger stories from around the world

Tue, 12 Jul, 2016

Tumblr to launch live video this week

Tumblr looks set to become the latest site to offer live video with a launch planned this week.

Tue, 21 Jun, 2016

Myspace hacked – And why you should care

While you may not have logged into Myspace for years, a recent security breach may affect you.

Wed, 01 Jun, 2016

Irish YouTubers win top parenting prize at social media awards in NYC

The famous awards highlight the best content across the social media landscape including Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Vine and, for the first time, Periscope.

Tue, 12 Apr, 2016

Peach is a new social network with added personality

You may have been hearing the word 'Peach' around the place today, and there's a reason - it's a brand new social network.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Ageing with Attitude: The unique fashion sense of older Irish women

Margaret Jennings says Instagram sites on trendy clothes aren’t just for the young and beautiful hipsters, there’s also room for the original style of Ireland’s glam grannies.

Sat, 12 Dec, 2015

Catch-up with what you've missed with our evening briefing

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Fri, 11 Dec, 2015

Share iOS Live Photos straight to Tumblr

Live Photo sharing is now a thing on Tumblr. If you've got a recent Apple smartphone you should now instantly be able to share your image with a bit of motion and audio to the social service.

Fri, 11 Dec, 2015

This guy asked his date to pay him back for a coffee after she turned him down

There’s good dates, there’s bad dates and then there’s straight-up bizarre dates. Lauren Crouch’s most recent foray into romance definitely fell in to the latter category.

Fri, 13 Nov, 2015

Ask Auntie Social: 'I run three accounts all On Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest - What’s the quickest way to do it?'

We answer the question sent in by Jenny from Red Balloon, who is our latest winner.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2015

Snapchat named as worst app for battery drain

AVG has released a list of the worst performance killing apps on Android, and Snapchat has the unenviable honour of coming out on top.

Fri, 23 Oct, 2015

Brutish, bitchy sexism highlights need for sisterhood

It’s a free-for-all when it comes to denigrating women online. And women are often willing participants. As X Factor’s Cheryl has said after being ‘body shamed: ‘There is no

Sat, 12 Sep, 2015

Muscle in on the online fitness craze

Tanya Sweeney looks at ‘fitspo’, a new beauty craze that claims to empower its followers but may just be an alternative form of body fascism.

Sat, 25 Jul, 2015

PIC: Spoilers ahead! Dramatic Pretty Little Liars scene from this week summed up

If you haven’t watched this week’s episode you probably shouldn’t keep reading!

Thu, 23 Jul, 2015

Why Taylor Swift succeeded where so many failed

Taylor Swift’s lightning-quick victory over Apple demonstrates how high-profile artists can use public shaming to shape the music business when even major record labels haggling behind the scenes can’t.

Sat, 27 Jun, 2015

Orange is the New Black stars discuss life on the inside

Laverne Cox and Taylor Schilling give us a glimpse behind their characters in Orange is the New Black, writes Ed Power

Fri, 26 Jun, 2015

Scientists tackle #TheDress

It was a brain teaser that took the internet by storm and led people to doubt the colours in front of their eyes.

Thu, 14 May, 2015

VIDEO: Parkour on the 43rd floor of this Dubai hotel is insane

This is the view from the 43rd floor of the Sofitel hotel, Dubai - where freerunner OlegCricket has no problem skipping over stones barely large enough to stand on.

Tue, 12 May, 2015

A Question of Taste - Brenan McCahey

BRENDAN MCCAHEY is from Co Monaghan, and won The Voice of Ireland last year. His latest single, ‘Safe and Well’, is out now, and his new album, To Where I Begin, is also on release.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2015