Irish Examiner view: Good and evil of social media

An international distress signal pioneered on TikTok should be adopted, and understood, internationally.

Within the space of a few days, it is possible to appreciate the immense power of social media and its capacity for both good and evil.

It is reprehensible that the domestic details of the chief executive of the child and family agency Tusla and those of members of his staff should be circulated on Twitter enabling them to be targeted and abused by opponents and critics.