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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

TikTok’s Irish data centre to open next year

Cost of the delayed project has risen to €600m from €420m

Fancy having a go at TikTok? Just do it

From dancers to comedians to charities, Emmet Ryan gleans the lessons to be learned from Ireland’s top success stories on the app

How a straight-talking solicitor became a surprise hit on TikTok

Richard Grogan was propelled to 107,000 followers on the social media platform by a surge in questions on employment law during the pandemic. He has become something of a folk hero with TikTok’s cohort of young users with his short, factual explanatory videos

TikTok made overtures to government on watering down EU tech rules

Chinese social media giant claims it is a ‘young, challenger’ platform and thus should not be held to standards of ‘gatekeeper’ tech companies

TikTok resistant to EU proposals for greater transparency and legal liability for platforms

The Chinese social media giant argued that it should not be held liable for any illegal activity it fails to notify to law enforcement

TikTok lobbied Irish government for exemption from Digital Markets Act

The Chinese social media giant said that the European Commission’s model for the DMA was ‘arbitrary’ and ‘fundamentally flawed’

TikTok’s €420m data centre won’t be ready until late 2022

Delay in delivering data centre for Chinese social media company due to construction industry shutdown earlier this year

TikTok works with Irish creators on safer usage campaign

#safertogether will share safety tips on issues such as reporting inappropriate content, setting filters and keeping your account secure

Data centre firm blames energy crisis on ‘lack of planning’

Echelon, the Irish data-centre company which has recently secured TikTok as a client, blames supply crisis on lack of investment and planning by the state

Charli d’Amelio: TikTok’s Dancing Queen

Having achieved superstar status on the social media giant, Charli d’Amelio is now the subject of a behind-the-scenes documentary on Disney+. But is she happy with that level of fame?

Grey arts: can lobbying rules work if nobody is sure how they apply?

With several politicians admitting they frequently don’t know whether they have been lobbied or not, a lack of clarity continues to surround the sector

Out of office: Funding approved to build 2,477 new homes and IMF predicts 6% global growth

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TikTok’s €420m European data centre looks set for Clondalkin

The Echelon data centre campus, set on 35 acres, is due to be operational by the end of this year

Enya Martin interview: ‘I have to be so careful what I say onstage . . . being taken out of context could end my career’

A rising star of Irish comedy with legions of fans online, Enya Martin is nonetheless hugely mindful of the perils of cancel culture

TikTok lures hundreds of Facebook and Google contractors to new Dublin office

Higher salaries and staff jobs have attracted content moderators and executives to Chinese social media giant’s Irish office

TikTok: Dublin tech’s rising force

Chinese social media sensation TikTok is poaching tech workers from established multinationals and has grown its Irish base from five to 1,200 staff in just over a year. So what’s next for the rapidly expanding tech giant?