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Influencer Andrew Tate banned from Facebook and Instagram

Influencer Andrew Tate has been banned from Facebook and Instagram for violating its policies, social media giant Meta has confirmed. The parent company of the two platforms said it had removed Mr Tate’s official accounts for breaching its rules ...

20 Aug 2022 at 08:23

National News

Facebook hit with €17 million fine by Data Protection Commission

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is imposing a fine of €17m on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (formerly Facebook Ireland Limited). The decision followed an inquiry by the DPC into a series of twelve data breach notifications it received in ...

15 Mar 2022 at 15:36

Business

Tech giant that owns Facebook and Instagram updates privacy policy

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has updated its privacy policies to make them “easier to understand”, with alerts about the changes to begin arriving on Thursday. The company said the changes “don’t allow Meta to collect, ...

26 May 2022 at 17:20

National News

EU agrees new rules to protect 'fundamental rights' of internet users

The European Union has reached a landmark deal to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online. The move would force big tech companies to police themselves harder, make it easier for users to flag problems and ...

23 Apr 2022 at 11:58

National News

Facebook: Daily users fall for first time in its history as competition grows

Facebook has reported a fall in daily active users for the first time in its history, as boss Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged the growing competition from rival social media apps such as TikTok. New figures, released as part of parent ...

03 Feb 2022 at 11:58

Business

Google and Meta receive massive fines over privacy violations

South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Google and Meta a combined 100 billion won (£62.35 million) for tracking consumers’ online behaviour without their consent and using their data for targeted advertisements. South Korea’s ...

14 Sept 2022 at 12:07

National News

Irish data protection watchdog defends handling of social media investigations

Ireland’s data protection watchdog has defended its stance and the pace of its investigations into breaches by social media giants. Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon said the long-running criticisms are “becoming old ...

15 Sept 2022 at 10:24

Arts & Entertainment

Facebook fixes issue with its feed

Facebook has fixed a problem with its feed after confirming they were working to sort the issue after many users reported seeing waves of posts unrelated to their interests. On Wednesday morning, Facebook users around the ...

24 Aug 2022 at 12:13

National News

Ireland’s data watchdog issues Instagram with 405 million euro fine

Ireland’s data protection watchdog has made a decision to fine Instagram 405 million euro over the way in which it handled teenagers’ personal data – the largest fine the authority has ever issued. Instagram’s parent ...

05 Sept 2022 at 19:41

Arts & Entertainment

WhatsApp introduces new feature to combat internet shutdowns

WhatsApp will allow users to connect to the messaging app via proxy servers for the first time to allow users to stay online even when an internet shutdown or block is in place. The Meta-owned site said it had taken ...

05 Jan 2023 at 16:52

Irish data watchdog fines Meta Ireland 390m euro

National News

Irish data watchdog to seek order to annul ‘problematic’ EU authority direction

Ireland’s data watchdog has fined Facebook’s parent company Meta Ireland 390 million euro as a row erupted over whether further investigation of the use of people’s data is warranted. Meta Ireland was fined 210 ...

04 Jan 2023 at 16:37

National News

Facebook and Instagram to restrict advertisers' access to teenagers' data from February

Facebook and Instagram are to tighten restrictions around the data available to firms to target ads at teenage users, the platforms’ parent company Meta has said. From February, advertisers will no longer be ...

11 Jan 2023 at 12:49

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