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Facebook and Instagram to block advertisers from targeting teenagers based on gender

The impact on teenagers’ mental health from the Meta-owned social media platforms has drawn criticism from politicians and regulators.

DPC set for fresh dispute with EU counterparts as it seeks order blocking new Meta inquiry

The Data Protection Commission has been told to increase its fines on Facebook and Instagram, and launch a new investigation

An exercise in failure: when a social media ‘wellness lifestyle’ venture sours

An online fitness class business partnership between influencer Niamh Cullen and Bold Communications turned sour amid allegations of ‘personal distress’ and legal letters detailing an intellectual property dispute

Instagram fined €405m by Data Protection Commission for breaching children’s privacy rights

It marks the DPC’s biggest fine issued to date, and the second major fine imposed on Meta after a €225 million fine imposed on WhatsApp last year

The clickbait hustler: Andrew Tate, the online guru selling a ‘misogynistic’ lifestyle

The former kickboxer has turned controversy into financial opportunity by setting up a marketing strategy fuelled by content so offensive it has resulted in a ban from social media

DPC decision on Facebook data transfers is delayed as other watchdogs object

The social media giant has warned that the commissioner’s preliminary order threatened ‘devastating’ and ‘irreversible’ consequences for its business model

Meta reports first ever quarterly sales decline

Mark Zuckerberg says ‘we seem to be entering an economic downturn’ as Facebook and Instagram cite falling advertisers’ budgets

An image problem: why Facebook needs to counter the negative effects of Instagram

A protest by a group of Cork schoolgirls and the revelations of a Facebook whistleblower highlight the stakes involved in the battle to make social media safe for young people

Protestors call on government to tackle Instagram’s impact on mental health

Teenagers walked from Facebook’s docklands headquarters to Leinster House where they delivered a letter which demanded tech giant be held ‘accountable’

Leaders’ questions and answers

From home monitoring robots to the WhatsApp outage, Emmet Ryan has six questions for six tech experts

Facebook outage: What happened, and can it happen again?

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger all suffered global outages on Monday that had knock-on effects for internet providers and users

Roz Purcell: ‘I live in my own bubble sometimes’

Roz Purcell stands out among Instagram stars for her integrity and empathy for young people, having overcome her own demons as a model in her early 20s. But what is perhaps most impressive is how she juggles multiple roles with aplomb, including as a judge in the upcoming Junk Kouture competition

Tech View: Instagram’s new drafts function is an easy win

The social network’s decision to let content-creators make draft versions of stories shows it is listening to its users

Emer McLysaght: Fading to grey in Instagram’s perfect world

The influencer aesthetic is taking over our online lives, and it needs ditching now

Off Message: Flighty influencers have gone too far this time

Celebrities heading to far-flung sunny destinations while the rest of us are restricted to 5km is not a good look. So why do they do it?