Tech X plans TV app as it aims to go head-to-head with YouTubePlatform didn’t confirm a launch date for the platform’s release but said it would be ‘coming soon to most smart TVs’
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Social Media X plans to charge new users in bid to cull botsCharging new users to post, like and reply is the “only way” to stop fake or bot accounts on the platform, according to Elon Musk
Technology NSFW: Elon Musk’s X tests adult content materialOpenly offering “NSFW” groups may be another way for X to try to differentiate itself from other mainstream social networking services
Referendums Analysis: The growing confusion and support for a double No vote was clear on social media A detailed analysis of commentary online in the final days of the campaign made clear both proposals were doomed to fail
Social Media Irish far right videos viewed ‘over 13.5 million times’ on YouTubeOireachtas committee to hear of how social media is used to promote hatred which has led to rise in arson attacks on properties linked to asylum seekers
Tech Dublin-based expert joins Bluesky after controversial exit from Elon Musk’s XAaron Rodericks has been hired by decentralised social network after exiting Twitter in controversial circumstances
Social Media Politicians frustrated after ‘incredibly unhelpful’ private meeting with XA meeting of the Oireachtas media committee was held this to discuss online safety and content moderation at Elon Musk’s platform
Social Media X bringing content moderation ‘in house’ with restructured trust and safety team, TDs toldElon Musk’s social media platform is meeting Irish politicians in private to discuss online safety and disinformation
Social Media X to hold private meeting with TDs today over relaxed content policy and disinformationThe social media platform formerly known as Twitter is under increased scrutiny over trust and safety rules
Politics John Walsh: Wealth taxes pose a dilemma for Ireland’s left-wing partiesElon Musk unwittingly makes a good case for punitively taxing the super-rich but the political left in Ireland will find their approach to wealth taxes and FDI hard to reconcile
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: At X, Musk often acts like a jerk as he panders to crass cult instinctsHe gets away with it because he is surrounded by acolytes and a supine board but that will not last forever
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Tech Zuckerberg accused of having ‘blood on his hands’ at Senate hearingTech executives admonished at Senate hearing by US politicians meeting to discuss companies’ failure to protect children online
Tech Regulation Media regulator confirms video-sharing platforms bound by new online safety rules Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Udemy, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, Pinterest, Tumblr and Reddit, will all be regulated by Coimisiún na Meán
Israel-Hamas War Trinity criticised for reposting tweet supporting Paddy Cosgrave in Israel-Hamas rowCountry’s oldest university said error led to repost of tweet that supported Cosgrave after he criticised Israeli strikes on Gaza, new documents show
Tech X now worth less than a third what Elon Musk paid for it: reportFidelity, which helped Musk finance the acquisition, has cut the value of its holding in X by a further 11 per cent
Social Media ‘It’s LinkedIn season’: advertisers fleeing X turn to LinkedIn, driving ad costs upAs big brands increasingly seek to relocate funding from Elon Musk’s X, LinkedIn is reportedly experiencing a surge in advertiser interest
Politics Government needs to assess Elon Musk’s ‘agenda’ with X, Micheál Martin saysThe Tánaiste has said that the social media platform is allowing hate speech and attacks under ‘the cover of free speech’
EDITORIAL We need to talk about X – and the damage it is doing The former Twitter platform is allowing users to post violent speech and lies so it’s time governments got to grips with social media