Tech Shoppable livestreams might be TikTok’s next big thing – here’s everything you need to knowTikTok is doubling down on its in-app retail features, with a particular focus on shopping through users’ live streams
twitter Musk promises to fund legal fights of discriminated X usersThe billionaire has been responding affirmatively to suggestions posted to X of cases his company could support
Tech Meta begins to cut off news access in Canada Facebook and Instagram owner is protesting legislation requiring platforms to pay local news outlets for their content
Social Media Instagram launching rival to Twitter on Thursday Threads will function similarly to Twitter with text-based posts that can be liked, commented on and shared
Social Media Backlash as Twitter owner Musk limits number of tweets users can see per dayElon Musk has pushed back on what he calls misuse of Twitter data to train popular AI systems
Tech TikTok sues Montana to block first statewide ban of appThe state’s Republican governor, Greg Gianforte, last week signed a measure that will prohibit the app’s download by the general public beginning next year
Tech WhatsApp introduces ‘edit within 15 minutes’ function for messages The Meta-owned app said new feature would be available to all users within the coming weeks
Tech Revealed - Instagram gears up with new rival to Twitter The app, which will be separate from Instagram but will allow people to connect accounts, may debut as soon as June
Politics Micheál Martin calls for videos of “stomach-churning” Navan attack on schoolboy to be removed from social mediaThe Fianna Fáil leader said ‘the country is sickened and very disturbed by this shocking attack on this young boy’
Tech Councils told TikTok must be deleted from official devicesLocal Government Management Agency has told councils Chinese-owned app is banned from work phones
Social Media Twitter says it will remove ‘legacy’ blue ticks from todayCompany originally said it would begin removing checkmarks on April Fools Day, however the only high-profile account to initially lose its blue tick was the New York Times
Media Advertising regulator will start using AI to monitor Irish influencersThe measure is in response to a growing lack of trust in social media marketing ads
Social Media European Commission bans staff from using TikTokEmployees given until March 15 to get rid of the social media app, the commission said in an email to employees on Thursday
Social Media Children as young as 8 viewing harmful online content as companies ‘not policing’ age restrictionsA new survey has found one in five 8-12 year-olds have seen something online that they ‘wouldn’t want their parents to know about’
Media Ireland’s Big Tech-funded media regulator seeks watchdog for online platformsGovernment adds extra role as expert warns Coimisiún na Meán will need vast resources to oversee Europe’s defacto online tech industry
Design For Life I’m addicted to social media, but don’t want to give it up entirelyThis week, expert Louize Carroll advises a reader who needs social media for work, but is exasperated by the sheer amount of time they inevitably end up spending on it
Column Eithne Shortall: All I want for after Christmas is to be free from social media We’ve heard of Movember and Veganuary: what we need now is a name for a month without the endless making of little films and sharing of every thought
Legal An exercise in failure: when a social media ‘wellness lifestyle’ venture soursAn 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
Connected Jess Kelly: Social media need not be a hellscapeIt’s not all bad on social media, a bit of muting and blocking can ensure your experience stays positive
Social Media Elon Musk to scrap lifelong user bans as he takes control of TwitterA stream of executives have left as the billionaire completed his takeover of the social media firm
