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Post Script: Declan Kelly’s hiring spree, Ryan Tubridy’s curious app, Denis O’Brien’s maths class

A new column from the Business Post takes a look at the scenes behind the stories

Lucinda Creighton: Ireland cannot afford to be an outlier on TikTok

The EU, Britain and the US have all moved to protect their government institutions from potential Chinese interference via the social media app, yet Ireland is welcoming TikTok with open arms

Project Clover: How Ireland finds itself in an awkward position on TikTok

The Chinese-owned company is in damage-control mode, with Ireland at the centre of its efforts to assuage fears of misuse of users’ data

Coveney contacted TikTok over data security after European Commission ban

The Minister for Enterprise spoke to the company about its data protection practices after it insisted it would never share users’ data with the Chinese state

TikTok contacting Irish politicians in plan to reassure Europeans over data security

The Chinese-owned social media app is attempting to convince authorities it would never share users’ data with the Chinese government

TDs to quiz TikTok over data issues after app banned by European Commission

Oireachtas media committee chair says members want to question company over security issues as Simon Harris says he will seek ‘fresh advice’ over use of app by government officials

European Commission bans staff from using TikTok

Employees given until March 15 to get rid of the social media app, the commission said in an email to employees on Thursday

TikTok to develop second Dublin data centre

Company is finalising a plan for a second facility in Dublin with a third-party service provider

TikTok to cut Irish recruitment staff, but insists it’s still hiring

Chinese social media company says it will continue to hire, but is ‘streamlining’ its recruitment team

Jess Kelly: Fact checking is critical for content creators

With so many people getting information from online sources such as TikTok, we need to ensure content creators aren’t misinforming audiences

Commercial Property

Office subletting hike signals occupier wariness about economy

Some sectors of the market are witnessing an increased supply of grey office space due to factors like redundancies and more people working from home

TikTok slashes advertising sales target by $2bn amid global downturn

The downsized ambition reflects a pullback in marketing spending worldwide as companies and consumers tighten budgets and prepare to ride out a potential recession

Marion McKeone: Republicans hold the upper hand as parties spend a record $10bn on campaigns

All of the seats in the US House of Representatives and about a third of the Senate seats are up for grabs in the elections, but it remains to be seen if the huge spend by Republicans and Democrats will have any effect on voters

TikTok sounded investment warning to government over data centre policy

The tech giant told the government that its expansion in Ireland is “reliant” on data centres

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

Commercial Property

Tech giants set to sub-let their surplus Dublin offices

Changes in work practices and hiring freezes have caused big tech companies to rethink their real-estate strategies, say commercial property agents

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

The Exit Interview

‘We’ve really focused on the regions, and I think that has borne fruit’ – Martin Shanahan, IDA chief

Under Martin Shanahan’s stewardship, the IDA has overseen a 54 per cent increase in the number of multinational companies with a presence in this country, while the value of their annual exports has more than doubled to €294.1 billion

How TikTok is helping businesses to take off

Think the platform is just for entertainment? Irish companies like Gym + Coffee are finding TikTok can also help turbocharge sales

TikTok’s Irish headcount to top 3,000 as new jobs announced

Popular video-sharing platform to create 1,000 new jobs in Ireland