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<p>Dáithí Ó Sé: "The main thing to remember here is that nobody has done anything wrong: all that has happened is that your insecurities in your head have overtaken reality in real life."</p>

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Dear Dáithí: My girlfriend follows muscular lads — I'm not muscular, and am now feeling insecure

The main thing to remember here is that nobody has done anything wrong: all that has happened is that your insecurities in your head have overtaken reality in real life

<p>The law forces tech giants from Instagram and Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) to TikTok to stop minors from logging in or face fines of up to A$49.5 million. A trial of enforcement methods will start in January, with the ban to take effect in a year.</p>

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'I'll still use it' vows youth, as Australia's under-16 social media ban sparks anger and relief

<p>Speaking at the Ploughing Championships, Simon Harris said he would be looking to see how Ireland would implement the Online Safety Framework.</p>

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Social media companies 'can't operate like the Wild West', Taoiseach says

Cork Superintendent warns people not to heed social media efforts to stir up protest

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Cork Superintendent warns people not to heed social media efforts to stir up protest

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Gardaí 'conscious of fake news in circulation' following public order incident in Dublin

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Irish Examiner view: Bringing social media firms to heel

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Richard Collins: Are we in danger of 'liking' nature to death?

Excessive nature tourism is causing wildlife disturbances

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

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Most people have no plan for digital assets upon death, Which? warns

Some online firms require a court order to access personal files, while others require proof of death and that someone else is the deceased’s lawful representative

Wed, 11 Sep, 2024

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Social media diet urging excess meat eating a 'ticking timebomb' for the body

Nutritionist warn of health dangers of the diet, which promotes eating meat and brands fruit and vegetables as 'toxic'

Mon, 26 Aug, 2024

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TDs and ministers targeted for intimidation after far-right agitators leak home addresses

Garda chief Drew Harris has told Justice Minister Helen McEntee that the threat of an attack by a far-right extremist is now considered substantial

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

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Online misinformation: Are governments doing enough to hold social media giants accountable?

Cianan Brennan compares Ireland’s and Britain’s responses to the posting of misinformation and to related social unrest and asks whether social media platforms are fulfilling their responsibilities

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

Woman looking at houses and flats in the window of an estate agent in London, UK

Gardaí issue rental fraud warning as people scammed for as much as €3,700

Students in particular are being warned about accommodation fraud as such scams spike each year in the period when third-level colleges prepare to reopen

Fri, 09 Aug, 2024

AI safety summit

Elon Musk's X agrees to refrain from using some EU users' data to train its AI chatbot

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission is seeking a High Court order to restrict Twitter/X from using EU citizens' data under GDPR

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

Kellie Harrington celebrates on the podium with her gold medal 6/8/2024

Irish Examiner view: Harrington's win caps an exceptional week for Irish sport

At one point, Ireland was positioned above some notable sporting superpowers in the medals table, including the likes of Sweden, Spain, and Brazil — an incredible achievement for such a small country

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

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S Fergus Finlay: We should shut down social media platforms that help to spread hate

Far-right agitators stir up hate on social media such as Twitter/X. Governments should instruct internet service providers to shut them off until there is an independent audit of their algorithms

Tue, 06 Aug, 2024

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Helen McEntee bids to ban balaclavas and other masks 'designed to intimidate'

Justice Minister is consulting with Attorney General Rossa Fanning and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris about how such a law would work

Mon, 05 Aug, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Progress of Defamation Bill falls short of gold standard

Irish Examiner view: Progress of Defamation Bill falls short of gold standard

There is now doubt over whether the long-awaited and much-needed legislation will make it over the finishing line before a general election is called

Sat, 27 Jul, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Social media will play major role in US presidential election

Irish Examiner view: Social media will play major role in US presidential election

Voters aged under 30 are one of the key groups that US vice president Kamala Harris will need to woo between now and November

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

General Stock - Newspapers

'Good day for journalism and press freedom' as Government pledges to overhaul defamation law

Government's new Defamation Bill will protect against frivolous 'Slapp' cases and put an end to juries awarding damages to successful litigants

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

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Digital ads help drive up revenue of Google-owner Alphabet

Alphabet beat second-quarter revenue estimates due to digital ad sales and demand for its cloud computing services

Tue, 23 Jul, 2024

Injured garda remains in hospital after unrest and fire in Coolock

Injured garda remains in hospital after unrest and fire in Coolock

Three members of An Garda Síochána were injured - with one hospitalised - following unrest at a disused factory in Dublin earmarked for international protection applicants (IPAs).

Sat, 20 Jul, 2024

Graduation Ceremony, Garda College, Templemore

Assassination attempt puts security for politicians back in spotlight

A taskforce on safe participation in political life was established with a view to determining what measures need to be introduced to ensure politicians can work safely

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

Israel-Hamas conflict

Elaine Loughlin: Journalists telling the truth about Gaza are being killed

The work of journalists has become increasingly more difficult and deadly

Sat, 13 Jul, 2024

Facebook Meta Platforms

Man who subjected his niece to 'sinister, lewd, and depraved' messages jailed for 10 years

William Phelan, a 57-year-old farmer from Paddock, Mountrath, Co Laois, also pleaded guilty to arson

Sun, 07 Jul, 2024

Women of Honour group

Women of Honour say Defence Forces' handling of Crotty case 'beggars belief'

'Surely his admission of guilt should have been the moment to act, and not until there was either a sentence or an outcry'

Mon, 24 Jun, 2024

From Social Welfare to Social-Preneur – How to step back into the world of ‘work’

From Social Welfare to Social-Preneur – How to step back into the world of ‘work’

"...no idea is a bad idea once you ask experts for advice and also seek professional guidance. I listened to everyone. I knew, to learn, you need to listen..."

Sun, 23 Jun, 2024

X chief shakes up inner circle amid cost-cutting push

X chief shakes up inner circle amid cost-cutting push

Linda Yaccarino is reshaping the top team at Twitter/X, under pressure from Elon Musk to boost sales and cut costs

Sun, 23 Jun, 2024

Ryan Tubridy at Public Accounts Committee

Terry Prone: RTÉ used to be a glamorous workplace. Where did it go wrong?

Our national broadcaster used to be a glamorous workplace that attracted the best talent in the business. Terry Prone looks at where it all started to go wrong in recent years

Sun, 23 Jun, 2024

Irish citizenship

Deepfakes pose risks to society and democracy, says Taoiseach

Prior to the recent elections, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh warned over the potential threat of deepfake explicit images being used against female politicians

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

Irish Examiner View: Freedom of speech is essential for democracy

Irish Examiner View: Freedom of speech is essential for democracy

It is a cornerstone of democracy that people are free to express political opinions without fear of reprisal. If different views are not allowed, we are entering a zone in which thought is policed and punished

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan to step down

Letters to the Editor: Reigniting the Ryanair vs Eamon Ryan feud

A reader asks whether the airline or the Greens did more good for Irish people; another says history will be kind to the departing party leader

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

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Irish Examiner view: Aer Lingus pilots have a right to take industrial action

Ialpa pilots are perfectly entitled to take industrial action to seek better terms and conditions, and it makes sense to do so at a time when it is most likely to help their cause

Thu, 20 Jun, 2024

'Time for warning labels on social media platforms,' say doctors

'Time for warning labels on social media platforms,' say doctors

Warnings should be slapped on social media in the same way dangers of tobacco-smoking are highlighted, doctors in Ireland and America have urged.

Thu, 20 Jun, 2024

Courtney Carey WRC case against Wix

Ex-Wix employee claims she felt 'blacklisted' after being fired over post calling Israel 'a terrorist state'

Wix, an Israeli multinational which employs around 500 people in Dublin, conceded that its dismissal of Courtney Carey had been 'procedurally unfair'

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

'It’s taking Kerry into the gutter': Michael Healy-Rae calls for end to social media attacks

'It’s taking Kerry into the gutter': Michael Healy-Rae calls for end to social media attacks

The Kerry TD said: 'Call it out for what it is — the politics of horribleness, the politics of hatred, and of nastiness.'

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

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More people in Ireland now get their news online than on television, survey shows

Report shows sharp rise in reports of false or misleading information on online platforms, according to report by media regulator Coimisiún na Meán

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

S Terry Prone: When all is said and done, TV debates won’t win you the votes

The general consensus is that television debates are about killer blows that shift the voting public

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

Facebook groups offering to arrange private adoptions and forged birth certificates

Facebook groups offering to arrange private adoptions and forged birth certificates

The 'Irish Examiner' became aware of several social media pages offering 'babies for adoption' online and we engaged with several people who claimed they had children as young as two days old available

Sun, 16 Jun, 2024

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Mick Clifford: Where to next for far right in Ireland?

The far-right representation is now around 0.5% of seats in the State, but the question remains as to whether the far right can gain electoral purchase, writes Mick Clifford

Sat, 15 Jun, 2024

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Irish Examiner view: We need human backup on the digital battlefield

Ireland escaped relatively lightly from malign intervention in the elections

Sat, 15 Jun, 2024

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S Jennifer Horgan: Trad wife movement exposes the fiction of true gender equality

Just how uninclined we are towards true gender equality is revealed in how we respond to trad wives in general, writes Jennifer Horgan

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

'It's an honour': Record number of candidates from migrant backgrounds elected to councils

'It's an honour': Record number of candidates from migrant backgrounds elected to councils

More candidates from migrant backgrounds were elected than far-right ones in these local elections, with the final tally just shy of 20

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

Cell phone break up

Colman Noctor: I have never heard so many young people complain of loneliness

When I was a child, we had visitors calling to our house most nights unannounced... now we don’t have visitors or visit others without at least a week’s notice

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

Nearly €50k raised for family of Tipperary man who died in Australia

Nearly €50k raised for family of Tipperary man who died in Australia

Kevin Ivers had been living with his fiancee and their two sons in the western Australian town of Gingin

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

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Letters to the Editor: Tech giants must be regulated

'While the regulation of harmful and illegal content is welcome, we cannot forget that children are exposed to large volumes of harmful online ads'

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

Cybersecurity funding and training

Hackers and fake accounts thwarted in lead-up to elections

It is thought that the suspect accounts were most likely linked to the Russian state or were operated by groups backed by the country’s intelligence services

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Terry Prone: Sinn Féin became boring and predictable, and voters responded accordingly

Sinn Féin spent far too much effort pleasing its core supporters via social media — when it's the floating voters that all political parties need to get them over the line

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Emer Walsh: The battle to stop companies using our data to train AI models and chatbots

Meta is the latest firm to join the controversial AI training efforts

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

Student charged with stalking and harassing female politician

Student charged with stalking and harassing female politician

The court heard the charge carries a sentence of up to 10 years in jail on conviction

Fri, 07 Jun, 2024

Blackpool South by-election

Use your vote, but make sure you check the facts first in these increasingly confusing elections

If you are unsure about anything related to the elections, check out the website of An Coimisiún Toghcháin, the Electoral Commission of Ireland, writes Theresa Reidy

Fri, 07 Jun, 2024