Aoife Moore: Government using your money to watch you (and Jurassic Arse)

Did you know that the Government spends your money to watch what certain people say about it on social media?

Through Freedom of Information requests, the Irish Examiner can reveal that the Department of Health and the Department of Education have kept detailed monthly logs and summaries of Twitter, Reddit, and message board activity on issues concerning their operations.

Did you know that the Government spends your money to watch what certain people say about them on social media?

It turns out that various Government departments have been monitoring social media accounts of high profile personalities, journalists and other so-called influencers and kept detailed accounts of topics that criticize and praise them throughout the pandemic.