Social Media


Snapchat To Change Data Retention Policy For Under-16s Ahead Of GDPR

FinTech - Published date: .

While GDPR is theoretically good news for the data privacy and agency of individuals in the EU, those who invest in maj... Read more

Facebook And TheJournal.ie Team Up On Fact-checking Project

FinTech - Published date: .

A contentious referendum is less than a month away in Ireland and, coupled with a general public wariness about social ... Read more

Instagram Makes Changes To Its Timeline Algorithm After User Feedback

FinTech - Published date: .

Instagram is making an alteration to its feed that it hopes will quell user criticism of the previous iteration. The Fa... Read more

Twitter Considering Allowing All Users To Verify Themselves In The Future

FinTech - Published date: .

Since 2009, Twitter has bestowed a blue checkmark on accounts attached to public figures, celebrities and politicians i... Read more

Study Shows Humans Are To Blame For The Bulk Of False News On Twitter

FinTech - Published date: .

For the past number of years, propaganda and misinformation has been festering on platforms such as Twitter, as numerou... Read more

Weekend Takeaway: A Hitchhikers Guide To A Galaxy Of Great Sci-tech

FinTech - Published date: .

Meet the woman running the show at BT Young Scientist Mari Cahalane, head of BTYSTE. Image: Chris Bellew/Fennell Photo... Read more

Mark Zuckerberg Promises To Fix Facebook In 2018

FinTech - Published date: .

Since 2009, Mark Zuckerberg has written about his New Year’s resolutions on Facebook. From learning Mandarin to build... Read more

Twitter Is Testing A Feature Allowing Users To Bookmark Tweets

FinTech - Published date: .

Although its team is busy trying to solve major site-wide problems, such as the harassment epidemic and verification co... Read more

Weekend Takeaway: Make Way For Generation Science

FinTech - Published date: .

Science Week: Why we need to talk more about science Image: Yuganov Konstantin/Shutterstock It’s still Science Wee... Read more