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This week
7th June 2026 - 9th June 2026
A fake Leinster rugby video revealed how YouTube is becoming a wasteland where crappiness pays
Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man.
This year
2026
Gary Neville’s The Overlap buys Mark Goldbridge’s YouTube channels
US jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable for young woman’s social media addiction
YouTube is 'not addictive', lawyers claim as landmark US tech trial gets underway
Social media giants face trial over claims platforms are designed to addict children
Last year
2025
Ryan Tubridy leaves daily radio slot to launch new YouTube series 'The Late Show'
Oscars to be streamed exclusively on YouTube from 2029
In a world-first move, Australia will soon ban under-16s from social media – how will it work?
Could they BE any more delayed? The final eight unaired episodes of 'Joey' are now streaming
Debunked: Advanced deepfake scam ad featuring Simon Harris viewed more than 184,000 times
'French rugby is on the precipice of becoming an international behemoth'
FR-UK Rugby broadcasts Pro D2 games on YouTube, with hopes of gaining Top 14 rights too.
YouTube to pay Trump $22m settlement for suspending his account
YouTuber becomes first person jailed for posts exposing identities of asylum seekers
'F*** him and everybody around him': Biden’s son hits out at George Clooney for ‘undermining’ his father
All time
New social media appeals body which aims to resolve content disputes will be based in Dublin
Ireland's media watchdog to crack down on online platforms hosting illegal content
Debunked: Deepfaked Michael O’Leary appears in scam ad pushing financial platform ‘Ryan Chain’
Arrested, disgraced, injured: Cryptocurrency scams promote hoax stories about Irish celebrities
Have you seen spam ads appear on your social feeds?
One scam recently came about after a hacking of an Indian politician's Meta account.
The Journal understands the account was compromised by hackers who launched more than 50 ad campaigns.
Celebrity scam ads appear on Facebook and X.com after less than a minute of scrolling through main feeds.
YouTube to regulate 'synthetic' content amid fears that AI is spreading misinformation and scams
EU opens probes into YouTube and TikTok over child protection measures on platforms
Debunked: YouTube ads feature Elon Musk in deepfake videos pushing cryptocurrency scams
Far-right posts featuring mock gallows outside Dáil remain online despite Garda investigations
Man faces 20 years in prison for deliberately crashing his plane to boost his YouTube channel
Far right protesters aren't just in it for the cause - there's also money to be made
One agitator asks his followers for support to cover travel and other expenses related to the protests.
Anti-immigration activists monetise their YouTube accounts and ask for donations, reports Eimer McAuley.
Experts say the tactics are imported from abroad but the levels of profit are small at present.
YouTube becomes latest platform to ban Andrew Tate for breaching hate speech rules
Are the social media platforms doing enough - or anything - to deal with misinformation?
Factcheckers send open letter to YouTube over 'destructive' misinformation on the platform
TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat defend apps impact on kids at US hearing
YouTube to remove anti-vaccine videos from its platform
Youtube suspends Sky News Australia from uploading content following Covid denial videos
YouTube removes Myanmar army channels as UN meets on coup crisis
YouTube suspends Trump’s account due to concerns about 'ongoing potential for violence'
Here's this week's schedule of GAA inter-county games on TV and livestreams
Google says worldwide service outage caused by internal technical fault
Baby Shark becomes most-watched YouTube video ever
Heavily armed FBI agents search home of YouTube star Jake Paul
Explainer: TikTok is on the block but why has Donald Trump given Microsoft 45 days to make a bid?
YouTube says it will remove election-related videos that are 'manipulated' to mislead voters
RTÉ journalist experienced racist abuse online for over two years
How two aspiring footballers hit 10 million YouTube subscribers