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Order to delete data processed and stored unlawfully in US could be more problematic for Facebook owner than fine of €1.2bn

As with previous penalties, the Facebook owner has claimed unfair treatment and resolved to appeal

DPC had imposed fines for GDPR breaches by Facebook and WhatsApp, and over Meta’s operation of Instagram services

Comments made after Meta received a record fine from the Data Protection Commission for breaching EU data protection laws

Social media giant’s attempts to work around previous court rulings on data transfers and privacy are seen to have fallen short

Sanction handed down by Helen Dixon follows investigation into transfers by Facebook owner of Europeans’ personal data to the US

Social media platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram are most popular among students who spend several hours a day online

Regulator set to impose record fine for GDPR-related issues

Seven mega-cap stocks were responsible for almost all the S&P 500′s gains in 2023

Minister for Health says it is time to ‘get behind the curtain’ of how tech firms operate to be better able to protect children and adolescents

Tech billionaire wins gold and silver medals in California event to the shock of many in martial arts community

Hugh Linehan: Over-reliance on social media and clicks undermined the promise of Buzzfeed, Vice and others

Karlin Lillington: I’d like to think we’ve reached a moment of reconsideration where people will opt for an open web model with more freedom, less surveillance, and greater user control

Solid financial performance across US tech giants has buoyed confidence on Wall Street at an important moment

Expleo survey highlights wage pressures and impact of skills shortages on operations

Publisher of Mirror and Express says traffic went down after social media site shifted towards video content

Big tech bests analys expectations after largely missing estimates over the last four quarters

Some excellent insights and details, but work let down by limp editing

Strong tech results ease Wall Street concerns about lenders

Former Vodafone Ireland executive joined Facebook parent’s group last year

Decision comes less than eight months after social media platform’s head Adam Mosseri relocated to UK

Facebook parent company notified managers to prepare to announce job cuts on Wednesday

Author of The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is says aspects of it are damaging us, as individuals and societies

Government media committee asked companies to attend next week to discuss future plans and long-term vision for the media sector

Seen & Heard: Also in the news, DPP file on Russian sanctions violation, Guinness brewery closure in US, and redundancy packages for Meta staff

Unthinkable: Evidence linking social media use to depression continues to mount but experts disagree on how best to respond

Take your time and be sceptical of anything that comes as a surprise or from a site you do not recognise

Could we pay a single supplier a subscription to access the internet and interact with all of its content, without any further charges or ads?

Susan McKay says there was a two-fold increase in complaints during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly over the coverage of Covid-19

Facebook parent concerned how it will police social networks in wake of new EU regulations

Near record levels of outperformance is partly explained by the awful performance of tech stocks in 2022 but scale of the rebound is unexpected

Meta alleges the decision was reached in breach of various articles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU

Pulitzer Prize winner Matthew Desmond diagnoses a ‘trend towards private opulence and public squalor’

Social media services are also required to block Utah minors from their accounts from 10.30pm to 6.30am

CSO’s new dataset on monthly estimates of payroll employees points to continued momentum in economy

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Analysis: How this new bout of reductions will impact Irish staff is unknown

Facebook and Instagram parent to cut 10,000 jobs, won’t fill 5,000 open roles

Executive has worked with Facebook/Meta for 14 years, but only took over as head of the Irish operation last year

Company cut 11,000 staff, including 350 in Ireland, last year