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# Users

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# like
Almost two billion people are on Facebook now
Facebook said it made a net profit of $3.7 billion in the fourth quarter of last year.
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Feb 2nd 2017, 10:59 AM
# Harassment
Instagram is taking action over abusive comments
High-profile users will gain the feature first, but it will be rolled out to all users over the next few months.
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Aug 3rd 2016, 10:31 AM
# inevitable
WhatsApp takes one step closer to realising its dream of one billion users
Its founder announced the app now has 900 million monthly active users, five months after it reached the 800 million mark.
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Sep 4th 2015, 8:10 AM
# 'everyone' is typing...
Unstoppable - Whatsapp has added ANOTHER 100 million users so far in 2015
The messaging service, acquired by Facebook last year for €19 billion, now has over 800 million users worldwide.
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Apr 21st 2015, 3:00 PM
# do not like
Here's how Facebook is fighting fake likes
Ever heard of ‘bought likes’?
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Oct 3rd 2014, 10:00 PM
# Addiction
Facebook shows no signs of slowing down as it now has one billion mobile users
Meanwhile, Instagram now has more than 200 million users signed up with 50 million signing up over the last six months.
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Mar 26th 2014, 12:58 PM
# health risks
‘Little evidence’ that moderate mobile phone use is associated with cancer
Investigating radio frequency fields associated with mobile phones and children should be a ‘high priority’ said the EU Commission.
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Feb 5th 2014, 6:45 AM
# Viral
Is Facebook an 'infectious disease that will die out'?
Two PhD candidates at Princeton University seem to think so.
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Jan 23rd 2014, 2:15 PM
# restore the block
Block function on Twitter reinstated after outcry from users
The changes meant that if you blocked someone, they could still see all your activity.
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Dec 13th 2013, 8:11 AM
# Data Request
Facebook received 34 data requests from Irish government
In its first transparency report, the company received over 26,000 requests worldwide, involving over 38,000 user accounts.
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Nov 13th 2013, 12:59 PM
# Online abuse
Twitter introduces new 'report tweet' button
The move comes after a number of high-profile women said they had received abusive messages on the social networking site.
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Aug 29th 2013, 9:16 AM
# Data Protection
Facebook to pay out for using personal data in adverts
The social network must pay $20 million after an estimated 614,000 Facebook users had their personal details appear in ads on the site.
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Aug 27th 2013, 3:56 PM
# Dislike
The 7 people who are driving you away from Facebook
You went to the gym. We get it.
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May 2nd 2013, 5:04 PM
# you told us
Top readers' comments of the week
Here’s our round-up of the best, the most interesting and the most commented-on pieces from the past week. Did you make it in?
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Apr 27th 2013, 11:00 AM
# you told us
Top readers' comments of the week
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Apr 6th 2013, 11:00 AM
# you told us
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Mar 30th 2013, 11:00 AM
# Instagram
Instagram now has 100 million users a month
The social networking photo app has grown from being based in a cold office in San Francisco to one of the most popular apps in the world.
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Feb 26th 2013, 9:14 PM
# you told us
Top readers' comments of the week
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Jan 19th 2013, 11:00 AM
# you told us
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Jan 5th 2013, 11:00 AM
# review 2012
The 10 most popular comments on TheJournal.ie in 2012
From Sean Quinn to Ryanair to gangland shootings, these are the comments which received the most thumbs up from readers this year.
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Dec 30th 2012, 6:00 PM
# you told us
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Dec 29th 2012, 11:00 AM
# over to you
An engagement, duck in a scarf and chislers galore... Christmas with TheJournal.ie readers
We asked you how your day was going, and you told us.
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Dec 25th 2012, 9:45 PM
# you told us
Top readers' comments of the week
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Dec 15th 2012, 11:00 AM
# smartphone
Is losing your smartphone worse than losing your wallet?
It is indeed, say smartphone users who took part in a recent survey.
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Dec 13th 2012, 7:15 AM
# you told us
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Dec 1st 2012, 11:00 AM
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Nov 24th 2012, 11:00 AM
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Nov 10th 2012, 11:00 AM
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Nov 3rd 2012, 11:00 AM
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Oct 27th 2012, 11:00 AM
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Oct 13th 2012, 11:00 AM
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Sep 15th 2012, 11:00 AM
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Sep 1st 2012, 10:00 AM
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Aug 25th 2012, 10:00 AM
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Aug 18th 2012, 10:00 AM
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Aug 4th 2012, 10:00 AM
# gchat down
Google says Gchat problem "should be resolved", as Twitter goes down
Google Talk problems seem to be fixed, but Twitter is now experiencing issues.
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Jul 26th 2012, 3:00 PM
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Jun 16th 2012, 10:00 AM
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Jun 9th 2012, 10:00 AM
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May 19th 2012, 10:00 AM
# readers' comments
Top 10 readers' comments of the week
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