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With more than 160 billion views, #BookTok is shaking up the reading world

Social media giant lodges application with Dublin City Council ‘for additional security and surveillance purposes’

In the News podcast: Network aimed at ‘intensifying social conflict’ originated in Ireland

We have EU-wide responsibilities that are enormous in scale and consequence

Any Other Business: Lobbying register fines, Applegreen unplugs ESB EV chargers, Michael O’Leary and the Irish stock exchange, aviation high flyers, new data commissioners and art returns

Social media giant says it is challenging constitutionality of 2018 Data Protection Act among other things

John Burns: List provides transparency on who is lobbying whom and about what

Network followed by 95,000 accounts sought to ‘intensify social conflict’ with divisive posts

Tributes paid to ‘lovable, kind, energetic and fun-loving’ girl from Kilnamona, Co Clare

Seen & Heard: EU corporate tax proposals, Ryanair considering move out of Dublin stock exchange, and inflation creates €14bn deficit in infrastructure budget

To quote Russell Brand gives me no joy but it’s important to convey what he saw as a ‘joke’

YouTube stops actor from making money on its platform while BBC pulls material that ‘now falls below public expectations’

Data Protection Commissioner imposes €345m fine on Chinese-owned company for privacy breaches

Six young people share their experiences of TikTok and other social media platforms

Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s €345 million fine of TikTok shows Beijing-owned video-sharing app is firmly in sights of data regulators

Data Protection Commissioner’s case highlights ‘risks’ to Chinese-owned tech giant’s young users

In the News podcast: where do teenagers get their information?

Beware of the online rush to pathologise and categorise. ‘If you had a swelling, you wouldn’t go: Oh I have lump, I better check TikTok!’

Project Clover migration to ringfence personal information

Electric Picnic 2023: The Cork singer knows how to whip TikTok users into a frenzy. His main-stage Stradbally debut is just as assured

Parents say new rules have had an impact on online activity, although young people often find a way around them

Young women farmers are using social media to tell wholesome stories of rural life and promote Irish women in agriculture, amassing thousands of followers along the way

Platform claims over 1bn users worldwide after three-minute limit on viral videos and lip-sync routines proves a hit with users

I used to message them for anything ranging from trivial dilemmas to major life decisions. Then, I began an experiment

Brianna Parkins: What do people mean when they say ‘girl’s girl’?

Social media giant cites ‘security considerations’ as it seeks permission to use space for employees and designated visitors only

There is something deeply problematic going on if young people are flocking to social media to experience emotional connection

Younger age groups rely instead on social media sources such as TikTok

Developer signs agreement with London-based Cheyne Capital for scheme on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay

I for one will welcome our new chaotic overlords when they eventually take charge – even if they are too scared to make a phone call

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Banking conference in Dublin hears how more and more people are looking to influencers online for their financial advice

Audience members with the best views at Slane Castle share their favourite moments, including a bit of Gaeilge

Other Voices posts video of musician playing concertina garnering more than half a million views

Pence urges US authorities not to prosecute former president as it would be ‘terribly divisive for the country’

By fostering market for phone-based mental health treatment, tech companies bandaging wound they helped create

Company demanded and retained personal information from children under 13 years of age in defiance of online privacy law

With a no-holds-barred humour rooted in her hometown of Derry, Serena Terry, aka Mammy Banter, built a huge social media following and is now embarking on a sold-out tour

Data Protection Commission appears to interpret its mandate in a way that is sympathetic to the companies it regulates

First episode of TV show about young people in Mogadishu tops 1.9 million views