March 5th saw a worldwide blackout of Meta services lasting around an hour and a half. The affected platforms included Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Whatsapp and Messenger. Social media users took to X, formerly Twitter, at Read more…
A few days ago, I went to a Facebook event for my assignment. You’re probably wondering why I attended a Facebook event and why, in worst-case scenarios, it could be lifesaving. I believe it was Read more…
The new docu-drama on Netflix, The Social Dilemma, doesn’t tell us anything new: social media is bad. We knew this and we’ve known it for a while. But what it does reveal, is why we don’t stop. Read more…
Facebook and the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU are launching a three-year partnership to implement an anti-bullying campaign to be placed in post primary education. Read more…
There are ways that we can protect our data on Facebook to a certain extent, by disclosing as little personal information about ourselves as possible and by not allowing third-party applications to access our Facebook pages, but the only real way to protect our information is to delete Facebook completely. Read more…
Comedian Tony Cantwell spoke with our deputy lifestyle editor Adam Daly about the success of his videos, his new podcast Sexy Beast and two sell out shows at the Sugar Club. Read more…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen social media drives the agenda of campaigns to support worthwhile charities, like the ‘no make up selfie’ for cancer, or the ‘ice bucket challenge’ for ALS, the reaction from the masses is generally one Read more…
With the like of Google and Facebook becoming so prominent in our everyday lives, some people now care more about their technology and social media profiles. Read more…
[dropcap]Facebook[/dropcap] was “behaving in an irresponsible and value-free way” during the 2016 US presidential election, according to the European editor of The Atlantic magazine.
Pictiúr próifíle nua, stádas greannmhar, seiceáil isteach ar leith – seo iad na gnáth rudaí a bhfuil ar gach fotha nuachta. Tar eís tobsmaoineamh ó na ardéirímí ag Facebook, beidh muid anois in ann dul Read more…
Marcus O’Halloran received criticism over various posts on a group page titled “Girls I’d shift if I was tipsy”. Read more…
Laura Colgan takes a look at why people want their kids to become internet sensations, and if it is fair to the children themselves. Read more…
The tech giants who can do it all: Facebook and Apple now freeze eggs. Read more…
Facebook have launched a new feature that allows people to check if their loved ones are safe when they are in or near areas of natural disaster. Read more…
A look at the ways hackers evade all laws and get their hands on information we thought was hidden. Read more…
The Neknominations drinking game is the latest online craze. However it has done more harm than good so can anything be done to stop it? Read more…
A campaign has been launched to combat an alarming increase in the number of people diagnosed with Gonorrhoea. Read more…
An unknown account under the name “Alice Desmond” hacked a number of DCU students and alumni on Facebook last week, as Aoife Bennett reports. Read more…
As social media continues to dominate peoples live, The College View looks at how much of a digital footprint we leave behind. Read more…
High Court judge grants stay on costs awarded against a student who was falsely accused of dodging a taxi fare. Read more…
Students’ Unions in several third-level institutes are calling upon Facebook to remove controversial profiles which are feared to be impacting on students mental health, as Mark Hogan reports. Read more…
Facebook has changed its privacy policy, but just how private was it before? Read more…
Too many hashtags? Social media woes are just another part of everyday life. Here’s why Daniel McDonald loathes social networking. Read more…
Remember when you and ‘the love of your life’ broke up because you’re in college and they wanted to ‘enjoy themselves’ while they could? Remember crying for days into your duvet and tub of Hagen Read more…