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Facebook to ban white nationalism and separatism

Facebook is banning praise, support and representation of white nationalism and white separatism on its social media platforms from next week.
World • 28 Mar 19

Facebook restores services after global outage

Facebook says it has restored service to its main app and Instagram, after the world's largest social network suffered a major outage that frustrated users across the globe for about 24 hours.
Science and Technology • 14 Mar 19

Facebook and Instagram hit with outages

Facebook and Instagram users lost access to the social network's applications in many parts of the world today as a result of an outage of undetermined origin.
News Lens • 13 Mar 19

Surge in number of data breaches reported in 2018

The number of data breaches reported to the Data Protection Commission soared by 70% last year, as new data protection rules were introduced across Europe, new figures show.
Ireland • 28 Feb 19

Instagram announces ban on graphic images of self-harm

Instagram has announced it is to ban graphic images of self-harm as part of a series of changes to its content rules.
technology • 07 Feb 19

Facebook loses in latest social networking survey

Facebook use here is on the decline, according to new research.
Business • 30 Jan 19

Facebook is to integrate apps for easier communication

Facebook is planning to integrate parts of WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, as part of a huge technical operation across the social network's collection of messaging apps.
Business • 25 Jan 19

Teams attempt to retrieve body of 'Bikini Climber'

Taiwanese rescue teams are attempting to retrieve the body of a dead hiker who became famous on social media for taking selfies on top of mountain peaks dressed in a bikini.
Asia • 23 Jan 19

RTÉ News on Instagram: Images from around the world

Follow RTÉ News on Instagram for news in pictures from around the world.
News Lens • 10 Dec 18

Instagram launches new 'Close Friends' feature

Facebook's Instagram has launched a new feature dubbed "Close Friends" allowing users to share their stories with a smaller group of people.
Business • 30 Nov 18

Facebook and Instagram hit with service outages

Facebook and Instagram have been hit by a service outage, with some users around the world reporting being unable to access the social networks.
Business • 20 Nov 18

Instagram back up after worldwide outage

Photo-sharing social network Instagram is back up for some users after suffering a worldwide outage days after it installed a new head of the app.
Instagram • 03 Oct 18

Instagram co-founders step down from company

Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer of the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook.
Instagram • 25 Sep 18

18% of children talk to strangers online every day

New research has found that more than half of nine-year-olds are using social media, despite the restrictions on age on most platforms.
Social Media • 10 Sep 18

Facebook scraps accounts 'trying to influence' election

Facebook has identified a new coordinated political influence campaign ahead of November's US congressional elections, taking down dozens of fake accounts on its site, the company has said.
US • 01 Aug 18

Instagram expands into long videos

Facebook-owned social network Instagram has launched a mobile app dedicated to user-generated videos up to an hour long.
Business • 21 Jun 18

JD Wetherspoon drops social media in protest

UK pubs group JD Wetherspoon closed all its social media accounts today, saying it was taking a stand against an industry accused of mis-using personal data and allowing bullying to run rife.
Business • 16 Apr 18

Facebook 'losing youth at fast pace'

Facebook is losing younger users in the United States at a faster pace than previously estimated, researchers have said.
News Lens • 12 Feb 18

Facebook, Universal Music strike licensing deal

Facebook and Universal Music Group have signed a global agreement that will give users access to Universal's music catalogues to be used in videos uploaded across the social media network as well as on Instagram and Oculus.
Business • 21 Dec 17

WhatsApp has biggest growth among social messaging apps

WhatsApp was the big winner when it came to growth in the use of social messaging platforms in Ireland over the past three months.
Business • 14 Dec 17

Instagram employs AI to block offensive content

Instagram has announced two new tools that use artificial intelligence to block offensive and spam comments on posts to the photo sharing app.
Technology • 29 Jun 17

Student smartphone addiction revealed by survey

Nearly half of students in Ireland think they are addicted to their smartphone with 60% considering they use it too much.
News • 23 May 17

Facebook tests Snapchat style 'Stories' feature

Facebook is testing a new Snapchat and Instagram style 'Stories' feature in Ireland, beginning today.
Business • 25 Jan 17

Instagram begins rollout of live video to users

Instagram has begun to roll out live video to its users, alongside a "disappearing video" feature similar to that of rival social media app Snapchat.
Business • 21 Nov 16

10% of adults have been bullied online - survey

A survey has found that 10% of adults in Ireland have experienced some form of online abuse.
News • 02 Aug 16
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