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Snapchat is introducing a new in-app tool to enable parents to get more insights on how their teenagers use Snapchat without compromising their children’s privacy. Family Centre will show parents their children’s friend list and who is communicating ...

09 Aug 2022 at 10:03

Arts & Entertainment

Influencer Andrew Tate banned from Facebook and Instagram

Influencer Andrew Tate has been banned from Facebook and Instagram for violating its policies, social media giant Meta has confirmed. The parent company of the two platforms said it had removed Mr Tate’s official accounts for breaching its rules ...

20 Aug 2022 at 08:23

Whistleblower says online bill must include tool that forces Facebook to publish data

National News

Whistleblower says Bill must include tool that forces Facebook to publish data

Ireland’s Online Safety Bill must include mechanisms that forces Facebook to publish data and increase transparency, a Facebook whistleblower has told an Oireachtas committee. Frances Haugen said the Bill should include forced transparency as ...

24 Feb 2022 at 10:25

National News

Online attacks of public figures should be seen as hate crimes, Oireachtas committee hears

Online attacks targeting public figures should be considered as a specific hate crime, a cyber-psychologist has recommended. Mary Aiken, a professor of cyberpsychology and chairwoman of the Department of Cyberpsychology at Washington DC’s ...

02 Feb 2022 at 18:35

National News

Facebook and Instagram to restrict advertisers' access to teenagers' data from February

Facebook and Instagram are to tighten restrictions around the data available to firms to target ads at teenage users, the platforms’ parent company Meta has said. From February, advertisers will no longer be able see a user’s gender or ...

11 Jan 2023 at 12:49

National News

New Irish TV show will teach kids about online safety

A new Irish television series teaching children about online safety and empathy has premiered today. The animated show, called Alva's World, places internet safety at the heart of its programme and teaches children about appropriate ...

06 Sept 2021 at 11:51

Features

GUIDE: From vital basics to saying no - tips to keep kids safe online

The internet has massively helped us get through the pandemic – especially children and young people. Yet 2021 was also ‘the worst year on record for child sexual abuse online’, according to a new UK report by the Internet Watch ...

13 Jan 2022 at 18:20

National News

Minister Martin presses ahead with 'landmark' online safety law

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is pressing forward with an important online safety law, calling it a "landmark piece of legislation". Minister Catherine Martin announced the publication of ...

13 Jan 2022 at 18:11

Arts & Entertainment

WhatsApp launches new password protected feature

WhatsApp users will be able to guard their “most intimate conversations” with a new password protected feature to hide messages, parent company Meta has said. Chat Lock will allow individuals to “lock and hide” private ...

16 May 2023 at 09:21

National News

'Be suspicious' - Gardaí urge people buying Mother's Day gifts online to be wary

An Garda Síochána has issued safety advice for people buying Mother's Day gifts online. In a post published on X (formerly Twitter), Gardaí urged people to take care while buying online, and advised people to remember ...

06 Mar 2024 at 10:13

Arts & Entertainment

Meta removes ‘large numbers’ of upskirting images found on Facebook

Facebook owner Meta said it has removed a large number of groups and accounts which were sharing upskirting content following a BBC News investigation into the issue. The TV report found images and videos of ...

22 Jun 2022 at 15:14

National News

Online junk food amendment a 'milestone' in fight against childhood obesity, says charity

New measures confronting online junk food marketing to children have been described as a “monumental step” in the fight against childhood obesity by a health charity. According to the Irish Heart Foundation,...

12 Jul 2022 at 12:55

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