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<p>Meta will be able to see the contents of messages between all users – which so far it only could for those who did not enable encryption. Picture: Getty</p>

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Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May

Meta’s announcement comes after years of criticism from child safety groups over feature

<p>Simon Harris: 'I'm just deeply concerned about what I nearly call the experimentation of the minds of our young people'. Picture: James Manning/PA</p>

politics

Boys should not be told by people with 'a toxic view' what masculinity is, Tánaiste says

<p>Jonathan Finlay, also known as nasti_2k, during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Bohemians and Dundalk at Dalymount Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile</p>

companies

Irish influencer promotes unlicensed gambling site months after Central Bank investigation

New social media apps formerly twitter x and threads on smart phone screen

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Gardaí issued first removal order under EU terrorist content regulation

A child using smart phone lying in bed

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'Every day a dozen principals call us about the harm of social media on schoolchildren'

University of Galway to conduct survey about online abuse of female academics

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University of Galway to conduct survey about online abuse of female academics

Switzerland Davos

Elon Musk’s X refused a stay by High Court on Coimisiun na Meán investigation

The case centres on complaints received by the media watchdog from users of the social media platform

Thu, 05 Mar, 2026

Mother Photographing Her Son

Colman Noctor: Should I ask my three-year-old for their consent to post a picture of them online?

In 2018 the digital age of consent in Ireland was agreed to be set at 16 years of age - this was the age at which children were deemed capable of sharing their data with online organisations and companies.

Tue, 20 Jul, 2021

First Facebook Oversight Board members confirmed

Facebook launches campaign to drive out hate speech

Users can now click the three dots next to a post that they would like to report as hate speech

Fri, 29 Jan, 2021