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State controversially funded private sector initiative to leverage DNA samples from Irish people for profit
Many of its operational cogs and wheels run behind the scenes, meaning you probably didn’t notice anything
Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland has, in some cases, recovered more than 85% of destroyed archive collections but gaps remain
Media need to focus on what’s happening at Twitter and Meta, not a ludicrous fight that was never likely to happen
Ireland will be a key player in regulation but setting rules requires unsettling levels of guess-making about how AI technologies might affect us
Numerous Patreon users report payments rejected as fraudulent
The fediverse has been trumpeted as a way to break the dominance of the social networking giants. Can it succeed?
‘Those rump members left on Musk’s comic book X-world should probably start thinking about alternatives'
Apple products were renowned for being user-friendly, but that's no longer the case
That so many people are so willing to opt for more Meta says much about how ghastly Twitter has become
Karlin Lillington: Despite a lack of clear research on harm to children from social media, there can be an rush towards legal curbs
Government move to force stopgap data retention and amendment that could gag discussion on complaints prolong history of State bungling on data protection
Former insider at social media giant offers her personal witnessing of its algorithmic workings and the harms knowingly caused to us as people and communities
The State still listens to and parrots the arguments of self-interested, powerful sectors, leaving it to struggle to balance the needs of citizens, the economy and, now, the environment
Karlin Lillington: There’s been considerable US lobbying lately in the hopes of watering down legislation