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EXPLAINED: Why are Oscar winners cutting off their hair?

Oscar-winning actresses Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche and other stars including Charlotte Rampling, Charlotte Gainsbourg and singer Jane Birkin have filmed themselves cutting off locks of their hair in support of protesters in Iran. Their ...

05 Oct 2022 at 16:02

Arts & Entertainment

Influencer Andrew Tate banned from Facebook and Instagram

Influencer Andrew Tate has been banned from Facebook and Instagram for violating its policies, social media giant Meta has confirmed. The parent company of the two platforms said it had removed Mr Tate’s official accounts for breaching its rules ...

20 Aug 2022 at 08:23

Arts & Entertainment

Instagram pauses new features rollout following backlash from users and celebrities

Instagram says it is pausing its rollout of new features on its app following backlash online from users and celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and Chrissy Teigen. Among the new features was an increase in video content being ...

29 Jul 2022 at 10:44

Business

Tech giant that owns Facebook and Instagram updates privacy policy

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has updated its privacy policies to make them “easier to understand”, with alerts about the changes to begin arriving on Thursday. The company said the changes “don’t allow Meta to collect,...

26 May 2022 at 17:20

National News

EU agrees new rules to protect 'fundamental rights' of internet users

The European Union has reached a landmark deal to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online. The move would force big tech companies to police themselves harder, make it easier for users to flag problems and ...

23 Apr 2022 at 11:58

Business

Instagram introduces alerts feature for missing children

Amber Alerts about missing or abducted children are to be launched on Instagram in countries around the world. The feature has been developed in partnership with organisations including the National Crime Agency. Instagram said the ...

01 Jun 2022 at 15:19

Business

Google and Meta receive massive fines over privacy violations

South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Google and Meta a combined 100 billion won (£62.35 million) for tracking consumers’ online behaviour without their consent and using their data for targeted advertisements. South Korea’s ...

14 Sept 2022 at 12:07

National News

Irish data protection watchdog defends handling of social media investigations

Ireland’s data protection watchdog has defended its stance and the pace of its investigations into breaches by social media giants. Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon said the long-running criticisms are “becoming old ...

15 Sept 2022 at 10:24

National News

Ireland’s data watchdog issues Instagram with 405 million euro fine

Ireland’s data protection watchdog has made a decision to fine Instagram 405 million euro over the way in which it handled teenagers’ personal data – the largest fine the authority has ever issued. Instagram’s parent ...

05 Sept 2022 at 19:41

Irish data watchdog fines Meta Ireland 390m euro

National News

Irish data watchdog to seek order to annul ‘problematic’ EU authority direction

Ireland’s data watchdog has fined Facebook’s parent company Meta Ireland 390 million euro as a row erupted over whether further investigation of the use of people’s data is warranted. Meta Ireland was fined 210 ...

04 Jan 2023 at 16:37

National News

Facebook and Instagram to restrict advertisers' access to teenagers' data from February

Facebook and Instagram are to tighten restrictions around the data available to firms to target ads at teenage users, the platforms’ parent company Meta has said. From February, advertisers will no longer be ...

11 Jan 2023 at 12:49

National News

Facebook parent company fined 265 million euro by Irish data watchdog

Tech giant Meta has been fined 265 million euro by Ireland’s data protection watchdog for breaching EU data privacy laws. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued the sanction against the Facebook parent ...

28 Nov 2022 at 16:46

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