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Gardaí checking CCTV after images of M50 crash shared

Gardaí have said they are examining CCTV footage in relation to a fatal crash on the M50 yesterday after images of the collision were shared on WhatsApp.
Ireland • 25 Jan 19

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

98% of IT professionals mistrust social media over data

Almost all senior IT professionals do not trust social media platforms to manage their personal data carefully, according to new research by IT firm DataSolutions.
Business • 06 Sep 18

Dorsey says Twitter was 'unprepared' for fake news

Twitter's chief executive Jack Dorsey has said the social media site was "unprepared and ill-equipped" for the vast campaigns of manipulation that affected social media in the past few years.
Social Media • 05 Sep 18

A digital-age 'tale about privacy' - not romance

Data privacy experts say social media users must develop greater awareness of their obligations in order to ensure other people's privacy rights are not violated.
News Lens • 17 Jul 18

Influencer 'misled' public with photoshopped image

The Advertising Standards Authority has for the first time upheld a complaint about a social media blogger for misleading advertising.
Ireland • 26 Jun 18

Prime Time - Denis O'Brien v Red Flag, Data and Democracy

A tangled tale of intrigue as we bring you the story of Denis O'Brien versus Red Flag, and can the personal data we give to social media really be used to influence our votes?
Prime Time • 21 Mar 18

People creating 'secret languages' with emojis

Emoji symbols are being used to construct secret "languages" that allow personalised communication between colleagues, friends and family members, say researchers.
News Lens • 07 Feb 18

Father of Horan victim urges action over social media

The father of a girl who was sexually exploited by Dublin man Matthew Horan has said more needs to be done with social media to protect children online.
Ireland • 29 Jan 18

Call for PSC to be linked to social media account

The Minister with responsibility for Mental Health has said he wants to see the public services card linked to social media accounts in order to verify the identification of users.
Ireland • 22 Jan 18

Commission to review role of social media 'influencers'

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has said it is reviewing issues relating to social media and consumer protection at a European level.
Ireland • 19 Jan 18

Obama warns social media 'corroding civil discourse'

Former US president Barack Obama told Britain's Prince Harry he was concerned social media was "corroding civil discourse", in what he said was his first interview since leaving the White House, aired today.
Barack Obama • 29 Dec 17

Irish firms' usage of social media second highest in EU

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that use of social media by Irish enterprises was the second highest in the European Union in 2017.
Business • 21 Dec 17

Bill aims to tackle orchestrated social media campaigns

A Fianna Fáil TD has tabled a motion in the Dáil aiming to tackle the rise of phoney accounts and orchestrated online campaigns on social media.
Politics • 13 Dec 17

Online political advertising target of FF bill

A Fianna Fáil TD has claimed that proposals from his party around online political advertising would keep the Government's Strategic Communications Unit honest.
Politics • 12 Dec 17

What got you talking in 2017? Ireland's trending tweets

The biggest trending stories and moments for tweeters in Ireland this year have been announced.
News Lens • 05 Dec 17

Social media focus of anti-terror action plan

The leaders of France and Britain have announced an anti-terror action plan to crack down on radicalisation through social media.
News • 14 Jun 17

Online tools to be used to tackle social isolation

Social media is to be harnessed to enable older people in Ireland to receive volunteer services and make new friends.
technology • 17 May 17

'The people who hate us are our best publicists'

The White Moose Café in Phibsborough in Dublin has garnered a lot of attention over the past couple of years for its social media approach.
Business • 16 Jan 17

Social media ads to hit $50 billion by 2019

The amount of money spent on advertising on social media is set to catch up with newspaper ad revenues by 2020, a forecaster said today.
Business • 05 Dec 16

Pinterest introduces video adverts to service

Pinterest has introduced video ads as it moved to cash in on a growing appetite for videos at the popular online bulletin board.
Technology • 17 Aug 16

Twitter's Irish user base falls, Facebook steady

The number of adults in Ireland with Twitter accounts has fallen by 3% to 26% over the three months to the end of July.
Business • 16 Aug 16

45% of Irish consumers use Facebook as news source

Over half of Irish consumers get news through social media sites, a new survey has found.
Business • 15 Jun 16

Twitter to relax tweet character limit - report

Twitter plans to let people fire off links or pictures without eating into the 140-character limit set for posts at the one-to-many messaging service, Bloomberg has reported.
Technology • 17 May 16

The state of the digital publishing ecosystem

In the same week it was announced that the total UK ad market grew by 7.5% in 2015 - the fastest rate since 2010 - the UK press reported an 11% fall in advertising revenue, writes Aidan McCullen.
Business • 11 May 16
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