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BeReal: How does the social media app work and why is it becoming so popular?

A new wave of social media apps are becoming increasingly popular among young people who want to get back to interacting with friends over creating content for the world to see. At the centre of this shift is BeReal, a photo-sharing app designed to ...

22 Aug 2022 at 16:34

Arts & Entertainment

EXPLAINED: How Elon Musk is changing Twitter

Twitter has started a large wave of staff lay-offs as the social media firm continues its major restructuring under its new owner, Elon Musk. The billionaire has been in control of the company for a week and has continued to promise vast changes ...

04 Nov 2022 at 15:25

National News

ALERT: Here's what you need to know as WhatsApp changes privacy policy

Social media giant WhatsApp has changed its privacy policy after receiving a hefty fine from the Irish watchdog group back in August. WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta (formerly known as Facebook), was ordered by the Irish Data Protection ...

22 Nov 2021 at 16:24

Local News

Children as young as eight exposed to ‘disturbing and damaging’ online content

Children as young as eight are being routinely exposed to “disturbing and damaging” content online, with teachers seeing the fallout in classrooms across the island of Ireland, a teachers’ conference has been told. The Irish National ...

05 May 2025 at 09:00

Arts & Entertainment

Elon Musk Era: New ‘Official’ verified labels appearing on Twitter

Twitter’s latest approach to verification – offering grey ticks and an ‘Official’ label to high-profile accounts – has begun rolling out on the platform. It comes as the platform prepares to start allowing any user to sign up for ...

09 Nov 2022 at 16:43

Arts & Entertainment

Instagram announces new safety tools to aid protection from online abuse

Instagram has announced safety feature updates it says will help public figures and other high-profile users better protect themselves from abuse, just days after another Premier League footballer revealed he had been racially ...

20 Oct 2022 at 16:36

Arts & Entertainment

EXPLAINED: What could happen in the tech world in 2023?

After a turbulent year in 2022, the global tech sector will be hoping for calmer times in 2023 – but that might be wishful thinking. Here is a closer look at some of the key developing stories to keep an eye out for over the ...

02 Jan 2023 at 09:13

Northern Ireland

O’Neill urges people to be ‘respectful’ following Queen’s death

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill has appealed for people to be respectful following the death of the Queen. Ms O’Neill made her comments after being asked about reports of footage on social media which appeared to ...

09 Sept 2022 at 22:56

National News

'Christ almighty': Hurling fans appalled as UK social media star's dodgy hurl repair goes viral

UK social media stars the Bald Builders have drawn the wrath of the hurling community after the duo shared a video of an "appalling" repair job on a hurl. The pair, Brad Hanson and Sam Hughes, are best known for their ...

05 Jul 2024 at 12:48

Arts & Entertainment

Twitter users told to be wary of scam messages

Twitter has warned users to be aware of scammers posing as Twitter employees in order to try and get hold of log-in details and other personal information. It comes after a number of verified users on the platform, ...

19 May 2022 at 15:28

Business

Twitter in talks with Elon Musk to purchase platform

Twitter’s board and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk negotiated into the early hours of Monday over his bid to buy the social media platform, The New York Times has reported. Mr Musk said last week that he has ...

25 Apr 2022 at 13:18

Popular social media app adds digital wellbeing tools for users

Arts & Entertainment

TikTok has announced new digital wellbeing tools for users that will prompt them to take a screen break from the app after extended single sittings online and help them take control of the overall amount of ...

09 Jun 2022 at 10:42

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