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
Twitter Twitter launches edit button for paying subscribersCompany is specifically testing the edit button with a small group of users in hopes of quickly resolving possible issues
Media Willie O’Reilly: The Irish like their media more than most – but bad news is causing some to turn offIn Ireland, we access far more news and trust more of what we read, but the effects of distressing news cycles can’t be ignored by publishers
tourism Dermot O’Leary and Laura Whitmore among influencers employed by Tourism Ireland in €1.7m campaign State’s tourism agency has for years brought celebrities and journalists to Ireland for ‘familiarisation visits’ designed to win positive media coverage
Media Willie O’Reilly: Wagatha Christie case should be a lesson in cautionThe libel trial between two English footballers’ wives has gripped the public imagination, but the consequences for those involved could be costly
Willie O’Reilly: A Musk-owned Twitter must protect more than ‘free speech’It remains to be seen how the world’s wealthiest man will change the world’s most powerful social media platform, which he is set to buy for $44 billion
Willie O’Reilly: The voices you can trust in the fog of warAmid all the noise and ill-informed conjecture, a handful of social media commentators stand out for their clear-eyed analysis of the war in Ukraine
Twitter to set up dedicated abuse report system for OireachtasThe proposal follows research published by the Business Post last month which found that 96 per cent of the 50 female politicians surveyed had experienced abuse on the platform.
Twitter promises faster action on fake news amid Ukraine invasionFacebook owner Meta says it is ‘closely monitoring’ for misinformation on its platforms
Willie O’Reilly: In revealing America’s toxic underbelly, Louis Theroux has a dilemmaForbidden America, the BBC’s new documentary on digital media-savvy white supremacists, comes dangerously close to promoting the nest of vipers it seeks to expose
Willie O’Reilly: The last whoops and hollers of the internet’s Wild WestThe Twitterati were incandescent over the sale of Wordle, while Spotify seemed to think it had no responsibility for Covid misinformation on its Joe Rogan podcast
Deirdre Heenan: Twitter’s double-edged sword leaves Beattie’s liberal credentials in tattersThe UUP leader is just the latest politician to find out that contentious social media posts have the potential to derail a career
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
Willie O’Reilly: A fresh start could be a pipe dream in 2022From Facebook’s social responsibilities to the future of the licence fee, expect some well-worn debates to get another airing in the coming year
Willie O’Reilly: Iniesta’s schoolboy error could cost him dearlyThe former Barcelona playmaker is in hot water after he endorsed a cryptocurrency platform on Twitter without disclosing that he had been paid to do so
Susan O’Keeffe: Uplift movement can encourage meaningful change Group which is ‘holding political and corporate decision makers to account’ is gaining traction, while donations this year have reached €220,000
The Big Interview: Dan Purcell, founder Ceartas DMCADan Purcell’s social media start-up Ceartas DMCA aims to take cases of image-based sexual abuse off the internet, as well as help OnlyFans content creators to protect their revenue from piracy
Twitter expands payments options for creatorsThe social media company is expanding ways creators on the platform can make money but the features, for now, are for iOS users in the US
Comment: Mayo suffering from the real curse of social media abuse Multi-billion dollar tech firms can and must do more to police their sphere
