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Social media isn’t all negative – it can help and heal too

With all the criticisms surrounding social media’s effect on society, Sophie White argues that it’s had an equally…

By IMAGE

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The most sinister side of the 10-year social media challenge

Remember the ice-bucket challenge and the no-make-up selfie? We all love a good excuse to upload pictures of…

By Amanda Cassidy

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Facebook porn case shows misogyny is still alive and well in Irish courtrooms

After a year of uprising against poor treatment of women in Irish public systems, you would be forgiven…

By Erin Lindsay

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Instagram’s founders have resigned from the photo-sharing app

Co-founders of Instagram, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, have resigned from the company and will leave within a…

By Grace McGettigan

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Does your business or company need a social media health check? Use our guide to find out

It's common practice these days to know how to write a status on Facebook, tweet and hashtag, post…

By Niamh ODonoghue

EDITORIAL

We need to talk about Facebook Memories for a second

We need to talk about Facebook Memories for a sec, and when I say talk, I mean delete…

By Grace McGettigan

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Perspective: Does the latest data hijacking mark the death of privacy?

This week, the scale of the identity hijacking by companies using data from Facebook accounts without consent was…

By Amanda Cassidy

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Why we really need to talk about Facebook

The revelation that 50 million people had their Facebook profiles harvested without consent to influence politics has raised troubling…

By Amanda Cassidy

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Simple steps to prevent your personal information being accessed online

Sometimes, the lure of a good quiz, promotion or just ease of access makes us willing to share…

By Geraldine Carton

EDITORIAL

World Emoji Day Is Making Us Seriously Reflect On What Our Most Used Emojis Say About Us

Happy World Emoji Day everybody! While musing on the rise of the emoji language, we got to chatting…

By Sophie White

EDITORIAL

Fact: Quitting Facebook May Make You Significantly Happier

A social media detox is more than likely going to make you significantly happier, so would you take…

By Niamh ODonoghue

Cara Delevingne

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Cara Delevingne Isn’t Happy About The Idea Of A Facebook ‘Dislike’ Button

Supermodel slash actress Cara Delevingne is concerned that the addition of a Facebook 'Dislike' button will lead to…

By Jennifer McShane