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Weird Wide Web: A bloody game, a coding Taoiseach and the #1 porn video of all time

All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.

WELCOME TO THE Weird Wide Web – where we take a look at the week’s best offerings in tech and social media news.

Google reprimand of the week

The European Parliament voted this week to break up Google. Now, they don’t actually have the power to do that, but it certainly sends a strong message – on the same week the EU’s privacy regulators pushed for the ‘Right to be Forgotten’ rule to be applied globally.

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 Horrifying game controller of the week

A new piece of gaming hardware works so when you lose blood in a game, you lose it in real life and it is then donated…

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Lesson for the Taoiseach of the week

EU Digital Girl of the year, Lauren Boyle from Dublin, taught the Taoiseach a thing or two

Sex tape trend of the week

Kim Kardashian’s sex tape has now become the number one porn video of all time, having been given a boost by her recent butt naked photoshoot, Gizmodo reported.

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Selfie stick danger of the week

If you’re planning a trip to South Korea, leave your selfie stick behind. AFP reported anyone found selling one could face a $27,000 fine or three years in prison. Best to avoid the confusion and use a good old fashioned human arm to take your selfie.

A special shout out to this guy, who made good use of his selfie stick during Black Friday:
https://vine.co/v/OnbH6FpJi7w

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    Jul 23rd 2016, 6:37 PM

    Sure that wouldn’t get a bedsit in Tallaght. Rents are sky high. Plus, you have water charges and being slapped with USC.

    ….Ahh…country’s fooked…

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    Jul 23rd 2016, 8:02 PM

    time to break out the old ‘The End is Nigh’ sandwich-board?

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    Jul 23rd 2016, 6:42 PM

    Corporations run the world (and their minions) into the ground.

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    Jul 23rd 2016, 7:03 PM

    Not unusual in the West End/Central London area – where a 5 year lease could cost 5/10 million. Like Manhattan – freeholds don’t exist.

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    Jul 24th 2016, 8:32 AM

    I wonder how many bedsits we make out of it?

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    Jul 24th 2016, 8:58 AM

    That flat is in admiralty arch. It looks down the mall at its neighbour Buckingham palace. It’s cheap for the location

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    Jul 24th 2016, 10:27 AM

    0 the number of Jihadists in Ireland according to The Clonskeagh Cultural Council.

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    Jul 23rd 2016, 10:43 PM

    And you wonder why we hate to estate agents.

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