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Social networks are seeking to address hate speech and abusive conduct

Instagram seeks to tackle online bullying

News Lens / 09 Jul

Facebook said the "inauthentic" activity originated in Israel and focused on Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Angola, Niger and Tunisia as well as in Latin America and Southeast Asia

Facebook removes 'fake' accounts

Business / 16 May

Chris Hughes: "The most problematic aspect of Facebook's power is Mark's unilateral control over speech"

Break up Facebook, says company's co-founder

Business / 10 May

A baby lemur tries to get plant outside his enclosure during a sunny day at the Zoo in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia | Image: EPA-EFE/Georgi Licovski

RTÉ News on Instagram: Images from around the world

News Lens / 26 Apr

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is focused on building out its privacy-focused vision for the future of social networking

Facebook sets aside $3 billion for privacy penalty

Business / 25 Apr

Is Facebook really changing for the better?

The ban will apply to both the core Facebook app and Instagram

Facebook to ban white nationalism and separatism

Facebook said it was considering whether to refund advertisers for lost exposure due to the problems

Facebook restores services after global outage

Science and Technology / 14 Mar

The problem is affecting both Facebook and Instagram

Facebook and Instagram hit with outages

News Lens / 13 Mar

Helen Dixon said the largest number of complaints related to the right of access to personal data held by others

Surge in number of data breaches reported in 2018

Ireland / 28 Feb

The social media platform said it would not be entirely removing non-graphic self-harm content

Instagram announces ban on graphic images of self-harm

technology / 07 Feb

Facebook and Twitter had fewer Irish users during the second half of 2018

Facebook loses in latest social networking survey

Business / 30 Jan

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is said to be planning end-to-end encryption on the Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger apps

Facebook is to integrate apps for easier communication

Business / 25 Jan

Gigi Wu, a social media star, died after falling into a ravine

Teams attempt to retrieve body of 'Bikini Climber'

A protester stands near a fire in Bordeaux, southwestern France | Image: Nicolas Tucat/AFP/Getty

RTÉ News on Instagram: Images from around the world

News Lens / 10 Dec 18

Instagram is Facebook's fastest-growing revenue generator

Instagram launches new 'Close Friends' feature

Business / 30 Nov 18

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 / 20 Nov 18

Users reported problems refreshing feed

Instagram back up after worldwide outage

Instagram / 03 Oct 18

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger founded Instagram in 2010

Instagram co-founders step down from company

Instagram / 25 Sep 18

Snapchat remains the most popular among children aged between eight and 13

18% of children talk to strangers online every day

Social Media / 10 Sep 18

32 pages and accounts have been removed from Facebook and Instagram

Facebook scraps accounts 'trying to influence' election

Instagram, which was founded in 2010 as a photo-sharing app, has surpassed 1 billion users

Instagram expands into long videos

Business / 21 Jun 18

Wetherspoon closes Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts for its head office and almost 900 pubs in Britain and Ireland.

JD Wetherspoon drops social media in protest

Business / 16 Apr 18

Facebook is still growing in the US market - mainly due to increases in usage by older age groups

Facebook 'losing youth at fast pace'

News Lens / 12 Feb 18

The multi-year agreement will be expanded later to include Facebook Messenger

Facebook, Universal Music strike licensing deal

Business / 21 Dec 17

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