Social Media

Albania is to shut down TikTok for 12 months, blaming the social media platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children. The country's education minister, Ogerta Manastirliu, said that officials are in contact with TikTok on adding parental controls and age verification as well

The Supreme Court of Canada has said it is winding down its presence on Elon Musk's X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter. The court joined the platform in July 2015 and has around 46,500 followers — but said it will now "be focusing our communication efforts on other platforms".

Elon Musk's X is to pay $10 million to US president Donald Trump to settle his lawsuit over his suspension in 2021 from what was then Twitter. Mr Trump was banned from most major social media platforms after hundreds of his supporters stormed the US Capitol building on 6 January 2021 in a bid to ove

Meta is to pay $25 million to US president Donald Trump to settle his lawsuit against the suspension of his Facebook and Instagram accounts after his supporters stormed the US Capitol building in 2021. The settlement agreement, which does not include any admission of liability by Meta, was signed by

European consumer watchdogs have accused Meta of continuing to breach EU law with its "pay-or-consent" policy. Meta first introduced a pay-or-consent model in November 2023, offering EU users of Facebook and Instagram the option of either paying a monthly fee to use ad-free versions of the social ne

Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, has been ordered to provide more information to the EU in its ongoing proceedings under the Digital Services Act. The European Commission today said it has addressed three additional technical investigatory measures to X relating to the platform's recommender system.

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will today hear a last-ditch attempt by TikTok owner ByteDance to prevent the video-sharing platform from being banned in the US. Under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA), the Chinese-owned platfor

Social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram "must not retreat from facts", the European human rights commissioner Michael O'Flaherty has said. Meta, which owns both platforms, this week announced plans to scrap its independent fact-checking programme in favour of a 'community notes' system si

An Irish MEP has called for the EU to crack down on social media platforms which undermine democratic values. Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, a Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, criticised Facebook and Instagram Meta, which this week announced plans to replace independent fact-checking wit

The Irish government has been urged to more tightly regulate social media companies in the wake of controversial changes by Facebook and Instagram owner Meta. Meta yesterday said it would wind-down its independent fact-checking programme, lift restrictions on certain speech and reverse changes which

Facebook owner Meta has been fined €251 million by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) following a personal data breach. Around 29 million Facebook accounts globally, including around three million based in the EU/EEA, were impacted by a data breach reported by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against TikTok in response to concerns about foreign interference in the Romanian presidential election. TikTok is suspected of breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA) in relation to its obligation to properly assess and mitigate systemic risks

Facebook is "exposed to terrorist content" and must take action to address this, Coimisiún na Meán has determined. The regulator's decision under the EU Terrorist Content Online Regulation follows a similar finding in respect of TikTok, X and Instagram in November 2024.

TikTok has been dealt a blow in its legal battle against a US law that would see the platform banned if it is not sold to a new owner. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against TikTok on Friday in its challenge to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Contr

Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, has been ordered to pay legal costs in an Irish court case brought by former British MP George Galloway. Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP represented Mr Galloway in his defamation case brought in Dublin — where X's European headquarters are based — after the pla