TikTok agrees to appear before Oireachtas media committee after initial refusal
Social media company says it is now in a position to accept committee invitation following discussions with gardaí and regulator
TikTok
Social media algorithms carefully designed to reward reckless youthful behaviour
A video of someone driving at 190km/h on the wrong side of a motorway in the early hours will escalate engagement
Social media’s age of the follower is replaced by tyranny of the recommender machine
It’s easy to rage against the machine. It’s harder to propose a viable alternative
The HSE has been ordered to destroy some patient records. This is wrong
DPC ordered the HSE to audit stored records and ‘safely destroy any containing personal data that are no longer needed’. But these records have immense value
Far-right AfD wins key state election, throwing Germany’s politics into uncertain era
An election in Saxony-Anhalt has become a defining test of whether Germany’s mainstream can still hold the line
Make no mistake, US settlement is a win for Meta
With US deal agreed, there is little question of EU really dropping the hammer on Big Tech
Children are turning to AI for advice. We have terrifying examples of where this can lead
One child told us: ‘You guys are not doing anything to help the kids but you all still allow AI use in the school’
Measures to keep young children from accessing online platforms failing, says report
Account creation on YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram still relies solely on self-declaration of age
Investors shrug, but Meta’s $17bn payout comes with a reputational cost
Child protection case settlement removes offers certainty on what could have been a vastly larger liability
Wrong-way motorway driving could be detected by AI
Wrong-way motorway driving to face harsher penalties under new laws announced after M9 crash
Meta has settled its US case. What does it all mean?
Company denied wrongdoing but agreement could have a wider impact on its business
Stairway to Heaven – Frank McNally on how our favourite painting became a TikTok sensation
New generation is transfixed by The Meeting on the Turret Stairs
Online platforms did not remove disinformation posts during 2025 presidential election
Researchers flagged 85 social media posts as electoral disinformation, and 13 as online harassment
Meta reaches $16.68bn settlement over social media harms to children
Case relating to alleged failures of child protection was getting under way in California
Australian teens returning to TikTok after ban, data shows
Rate for children aged 10 to 12 is higher now than before the ban
Will Ireland continue to take TikTok’s money after M9 crash? Too bloody true we will
We are living off the immoral earnings generated by deliberately addictive and toxic content aimed at children
UK police arrest 12 people as investigation into wrong-way Middlesbrough crash widens
Comments follow fatal wrong-way collision that killed seven people in Middlesbrough
New Zealand plans to ban under-16s from social media platforms
One in three children aged between 13 and 17 spends at least five hours on social media a day, New Zealand PM says
The discourse around super-thin is fraught: Could we replace it?
On SkinnyTok, a TikTok subsection devoted to ‘thinspiration’, people claim extreme caloric restriction is the new mindfulness
‘There is a reckoning coming’: Landmark US case could see Meta forced to redesign their product
Potentially seismic lawsuit draws comparisons to 1990s pursuit of tobacco industry
John Wilson tried a TikTok-inspired Spicy Sauvy B – here’s his verdict
How to Drink Better: People have been adding ingredients to wine for thousands of years, so is this any different?
Seventeen-year-old girl killed in sword attack at school in Sweden
Police investigate if TikTok account that posted photo of weapon beforehand belonged to attacker
TikTok settles child privacy concerns case with US government for $400m
Suit brought by justice department accused short video app of knowingly allowing children to create accounts
Social media regulation is little more than a paper tiger
Platforms should be treated same way as traditional publishers and broadcasters are
Who were the M9 crash teenagers?
Despite public uproar over the fatal collision last weekend, gardaí say the policy of not engaging in wrong-way motorway chases will probably not change
The Irish Times view on social media regulation: accountability is long overdue
For two decades these companies operated with near-impunity, treated in law as neutral conduits
Alan Kelly urges TikTok to reconsider ‘refusal to engage’ with Oireachtas committee
Firm has declined to appear before TDs following M9 crash amid concern at online videos of high-risk driving
M9 crash exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms
Deaths of five teenagers linked to popularity of high risk-taking for ‘likes’ and affirmation
‘A slap in the face to the Irish public’: TikTok rejects Oireachtas invite after M9 crash
Committee chair Alan Kelly said social media company had an ‘enormous responsibility’ that cannot be shirked
Gardaí start specialist training in UK for high-risk vehicle pursuits
Offenders on roads aware that gardaí will not pursue if they travel the wrong way down a major roadway
New videos of dangerous driving have been posted on TikTok since M9 crash. How?
Platforms such as TikTok and Snapchat have a responsibility to remove illegal content
TikTok offering redundancy agreements amid plans to cut about 300 jobs at Dublin office
Social media giant to offset job losses with creation of 320 new posts, but about 300 workers to go overall
US states accuse Meta of hiding research on teen social media addiction
Document said young users ‘are the best ones’ while another stated teenagers are ‘hooked’, landmark court case hears
TikTok ‘monitoring’ M9 crash content and defends record on removing harmful posts
Media regulator Coimisiún na Meán has contacted the social media company over its handling of dangerous driving footage
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