# Social Networks

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# Donald Trump

Twitter suspends 70,000 accounts linked to QAnon conspiracy

The social network began suspending accounts last Friday.

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Jan 12th 2021, 8:06 AM

# insight

Then and now: How Ireland and the business world have changed from 2010 to 2020

Irish business leaders give their take on the influential innovations, ideas and tech that shaped the decade.

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Dec 20th 2019, 11:44 AM

# bebo stunnah

How Much of a Bebo Stunnah Were You?

Gimme a luv.

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Aug 5th 2016, 9:30 PM

# bebo stunnah

Here's how to get those old Bebo photos back

Don’t worry, you don’t need your password.

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Feb 7th 2015, 6:30 PM

# first profiler

Here's why people are sharing their first Facebook profile photos

Your old Facebook photos are about to come back to haunt you.

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Jan 14th 2015, 1:05 PM

# Bebo

This is not a drill: Bebo is back*

(*But not as you remember it.)

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Dec 10th 2014, 4:08 PM

# Ask and answer

What happens on Ask.fm?

From the banal to the bizarre to the bullying.

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Nov 5th 2014, 10:49 AM

# ello ello

Here is everything you need to know about the 'anti-Facebook' social network Ello

The new social network is all over the internet today, but what is it?

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Sep 26th 2014, 3:18 PM

# antisocial network

Gardaí investigated for behaviour on personal social media accounts

The investigations come on foot of a new internal policy on personal social media use.

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Sep 15th 2014, 10:36 PM

# cannot function

Facebook briefly went down and no one could cope

Say it ain’t SO.

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Sep 3rd 2014, 9:18 PM

# old school

The most popular messaging service among Irish adults isn't WhatsApp or Viber...

It’s actually one that’s been around much longer.

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Jun 17th 2014, 3:44 PM

# bebo stunnah

11 ways you mortified yourself on Bebo

Share the luv.

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Apr 4th 2014, 9:30 PM

# mail xx

8 pointless social media interactions that need to stop right now

And we’re all guilty.

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Mar 1st 2014, 1:00 PM

# Snoop Logs

Private answers: Irish people are now less worried about social media security

Over two-thirds of people feel they have had their privacy breached, with a rise in unsolicited emails and texts.

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Jan 27th 2014, 5:14 PM

# Social Networks

Revenue is NOT snooping on your Facebook page

But they are still tracking tax dodgers. Here’s how.

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Jan 16th 2014, 10:40 PM

# Courts

Be careful what you tweet: British social media users face fines

Facebook and Twitter users got official Government warning from today on discussing details of ongoing court cases.

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Dec 4th 2013, 3:24 PM

# no filter

13 moments from Irish people's Instagrams you'll definitely recognise

#NoOffence intended.

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Nov 2nd 2013, 1:00 PM

# rage

12 words that should be banned from all social networks

OK, a couple of them are actually phrases.

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Aug 28th 2013, 6:00 PM

# vainstagram

7 websites renamed for the actual reasons we visit them

Painfully accurate.

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Aug 27th 2013, 8:00 PM

# Social Networking

These graphs show you what social media sites Irish people are using

Over a third of the country don’t use social networking websites but the number of Facebook and Twitter users is on the rise.

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Jul 4th 2013, 7:15 AM

# Social Networks

'20,000 hashtags, Twitter handles linked to terrorism in 2012', says group

The Simon Wiesenthal Centre is pressing Twitter and Facebook to deal with the situation.

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May 9th 2013, 10:51 AM

Voices

Column: Restricting young people's access to social networks would be a huge mistake

It would be foolish to overlook the amazing opportunities social networks and other digital tools present for young people just because older generations are intimated by change, writes Dr Stephen Brennan.

Mar 12th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Cyberbullying

63 per cent of people think schools should ban smartphones and social networks

The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals is calling on social networks to work with schools and take a great role in tackling bullying.

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Mar 4th 2013, 7:15 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 The nine stories you need to know this morning.

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Nov 20th 2012, 8:40 AM

# kick the habit

Quitting smoking? New campaign uses social media to encourage people to quit

A map tracks the number of tweets sent across Ireland every week about quitting smoking – and asks people to support anyone trying to give up.

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Oct 8th 2012, 7:15 AM

# Social Networks

1 in 5 people now has a Twitter account (and 10 per cent still have a Bebo page)

An Ipsos MRBI poll has found that more than half of the population has a Facebook page – and one third use no social networking sites at all.

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Sep 25th 2012, 6:45 AM

# Explainer

Can you get arrested for things you say on Facebook and Twitter?

Short answer: yes.

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Jun 16th 2012, 9:30 AM

# pinterest

"Pinterest is a phenomenon that's extraordinary," says Google M&A chief

David Lawee, Google’s mergers and acquisitions chief, is clearly impressed with the pinboard site.

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Apr 20th 2012, 10:15 AM

# standards

RTE brought in new journalism guidelines today - what's in them?

RTE editorial staff will be trained in the new guidelines, including how they should use social media and the internet in their reporting.

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Apr 3rd 2012, 10:27 PM

# Social Media

Social media use in Ireland no longer growing, poll finds

The number of people using Facebook has fallen slightly – but is still almost half the adult population.

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Dec 20th 2011, 8:17 PM

# X Factor

X Factor USA viewers can now vote using Twitter

They can also use Facebook – and are allowed to submit up to 50 votes from each account.

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Oct 27th 2011, 11:56 AM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Thursday

Catch up on the day’s biggest stories and the bits and pieces you may have missed…

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Aug 25th 2011, 8:13 PM

# Riots

Social network chiefs meet British government, police over riots

A spokeswoman for the Home Office said there was “no suggestion” that the sites would be closed down.

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Aug 25th 2011, 4:56 PM

# Google Plus

Everything you need to know about Google Plus

This week Google introduced its own social networking service which it promises will revolutionise online communication. So what’s it all about?

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Jun 30th 2011, 10:31 AM

# Social Animals

We 'Like' this: Irish are fourth biggest users of social networks

The European survey also finds that over 80 per cent of us believe that disclosure of personal information is now part of modern life.

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Jun 18th 2011, 1:19 PM

# Facebook

The Social Bubble? Facebook loses users in US, Canada and UK

New statistics show that Facebook lost almost eight million users in the United States, Canada and UK in May 2011.

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Jun 14th 2011, 12:47 PM