Cybersecurity France warns government about growing Russian disinformation network ahead of European electionsPortal Kombat, a network of Russian disinformation websites, includes an Irish language site with Irish-specific content
Comment Eithne Shortall: My dream of an internet-free world is becoming more attractive by the dayThe web I grew up with is light years away from the one my children will interact with, and that’s a frightening thought
EU EU opens disinformation probe into Facebook owner Meta The EU is worried about foreign influence in the run-up to European Parliament elections in June
Tech Facebook has stuck warning labels on 1.1 million pieces of Irish content this year Meta also removed nearly 1,000 pieces of misinformation from Facebook in the first six months of 2023, politicians will hear today
Connected Magazine Fighting disinformation: the move to restore trust onlineThe Israel-Hamas war shows just how disinformation can spread online. Alex Meehan looks at those seeking to separate the true from the credibly faked
Tech Disinformation poses ‘serious threat’ to Ireland's democracy and national securityEuropean Movement Ireland (EMI) told an Oireachtas committee that the number of Irish people unsure if EU is moving in the right direction has jumped from 18 to 27 per cent
Social Media Meta and Tiktok added to EU probe on violent content Meta and TikTok have until October 25 to respond about how they’re tackling disinformation and ‘terrorist content’ in Hamas-Israel conflict
Tech TikTok suspends covert network targeting Ireland with 95,000 followersThe social media platform found a network of 72 accounts were being used to spread disinformation
Tech Twitter withdraws from EU disinformation code ahead of landmark new rulesElon Musk’s platform faces a ban in Europe if it does not comply with strict new laws about policing social media
Media Concerns over the future of RTÉ funding flagged in press freedom index The report said that the government has ‘yet to take decisive action over much needed reforms to funding mechanisms for RTÉ and other news outlets’
Politics Working group set up to combat disinformation Group made up of representatives from industry, academia, civil society and government departments
Comment & Analysis Lucinda Creighton: Decisive action needed to disarm Putin’s global disinformation warBalancing free speech with retaliation against disinformation is not easy but we can no longer tolerate the manipulation of whole swathes of our populations by Putin and his propaganda machine
RTÉ has ‘nothing to hide’ as it seeks trusted journalism certification Jon Williams, managing director of news, hopes that receipt of the global Journalism Trust Initiative mark will further enhance public faith in the national broadcaster
Telegram and Covid-19: Reopening the door to a secretive parallel universe The Great Reopening conspiracy theory movement has been flourishing on Telegram, a messaging app widely used throughout Europe by disaffected groups and peddlers of Covid-19 denialism. Now it has found its way to Ireland
Facebook is willing to remove anti-vax content beyond Covid-19The social network reported huge increases in the amount of hate speech, bullying and harassment it took down from its site in the final quarter of 2020
Making It Work: Global response to Kinzen’s call to join battle on disinformationKinzen, set up by Mark Little and Áine Kerr, offers a blend of human expertise and artificial intelligence to tackle fake news
Business leaders condemn online group urging breach of lockdownMinister Leo Varadkar warned firms not to heed growing Irish branch of British far-right social media movement