A mutual contract to show up for each other, especially when it’s hard, is what builds real relationships

Public also gives views on triple lock, a visit by Donald Trump and social media regulation

There is also strong support for inserting guarantee of neutrality into Constitution

Stocks tumble despite strong earnings reports from most Silicon Valley heavyweights

Catherine Cross, of the National Parents Council, described the introduction of bans on young people accessing social media as ‘a blunt instrument’

Refusal of X to appear labelled ‘deeply disappointing’ by media committee chairman

Tech billionaire and platform’s former chief Linda Yaccarino summoned for ‘voluntary interviews’ in April

Move follows Australia’s decision to introduce age-based restrictions over child safety concerns

Some cognitive offloading to AI may be helpful. But the mass outsourcing of thinking will inevitably have negative consequences, both for individuals and for broader society

Platforms ‘experimenting with the minds and brains of young people’, Tánaiste says

As my own digital detox continues, I’m learning to appreciate time as the most valuable and finite resource any of us will ever have

Limited understanding and measurement of human intelligence has led to business models that amplify social division

France this week passed a Bill that would ban social media use for children under the age of 15

Government considering law that would ban ‘deepfakes’, Niamh Smyth says

Move is latest government push to shield minors from toxic content following Australia’s landmark legislation last year

The podcaster Blindboy Boatclub on autism, social media and mental health

I am by no means a Ryanair booster. And yet I have glimpsed the possibility – remote though it may be – of the airline’s customer experience actually worsening

Frontline domestic violence services, gardaí and Government officials fear a girl in Ireland could die at the hands of a boy who does not fully understand what he is doing to her

Bill expected to climb higher as regulator is facing 12 such cases

Commissioner says Gordon Lyons’s actions had potential of ‘heightening tensions’ during rioting in North last year