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Facebook has over two billion users worldwide on its main platform, while its Instagram app has over a billion

Facebook and Instagram hit with service outages

Business / 22 hrs

Macron will look at extending the trial project to other tech companies

Facebook allows French regulator to observe hate policy

Facebook has signaled a firm commitment to Ireland

Facebook's big Ballsbridge bet

Analysis and Comment / 09 Nov

Donald Trump said the ads were 'based on the numbers we're seeing'

US networks and Facebook pull anti-immigrant Trump ad

Shares of Facebook traded up about 3% after updating its forecast

Record low user growth at Facebook

Business / 31 Oct

Nick Clegg was the UK's deputy prime minister

Facebook hires Nick Clegg amid 'fake news' probes

The proposal is asking Facebook's board to make the role of board chair an independent position

Proposal to remove Zuckerberg as Facebook chairman

Business / 17 Oct

The personal data of 29 million Facebook users was accessed by the hackers behind the cyber attack

Hackers accessed data of 30 million Facebook users

Science and Technology / 12 Oct

Whatsapp was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $19bn

Facebook says Whatsapp video calling bug fixed

Science and Technology / 10 Oct

Over the past year the ODPC has shown 'an impressive ability to make companies more aware of how to treat their data'

ODPC must use Facebook breach to set standards

Business Technology / 05 Oct

The commission said that Facebook was continuing its own internal investigation into the breach

Commission to investigate Facebook data breach

Facebook / 03 Oct

It is not yet clear how many accounts impacted by the breach are in Ireland

Up to five million EU accounts hit in Facebook breach

Facebook / 01 Oct

The company says it has fixed the vulnerability and told law enforcement about the issue

Almost 50 million Facebook users hit by security issue

Facebook / 28 Sep

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger founded Instagram in 2010

Instagram co-founders step down from company

Instagram / 25 Sep

Facebook has built a large new data centre in Clonee, Co Meath

Inside Facebook's Clonee data centre

Ireland / 15 Sep

Internet platforms will also be required to take proactive measures, such as developing new tools to weed out abuse

EU pushes internet firms to remove extremist content

technology / 12 Sep

EU plans to raise levies on large digital firms

Germany calls for more time on EU digital tax

Business / 08 Sep

Facebook, Twitter and other technology firms have been on the defensive for many months over political influence activity on their sites as well as concerns over user privacy

Congress grills tech firms over foreign influence

Business / 05 Sep

Jack Dorsey said Twitter failed to deal with campaigns of manipulation

Dorsey says Twitter was 'unprepared' for fake news

Social Media / 05 Sep

Facebook's 'terror' definition too broad - Irish expert

News Lens / 03 Sep

The Facebook probe comes on foot of the Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook bans personality app in data privacy probe

Facebook / 23 Aug

Facebook says it is stepping up its battle against fake news

Facebook stops misinformation tied to Iran, Russia

Science and Technology / 22 Aug

Niamh Sweeney and Siobhán Cummiskey of Facebook before the Oireachtas Communications Committee

Facebook executives apologise for moderation issues

Politics / 01 Aug

32 pages and accounts have been removed from Facebook and Instagram

Facebook scraps accounts 'trying to influence' election

The Supreme Court is to hear the appeal by the end of the year

Supreme Court to hear Facebook data transfer appeal

Courts / 31 Jul

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