Facebook parent company hit by 17 million euro fine by Irish regulator
Facebook parent company Meta has been fined 17 million euros for breaching EU privacy rules. The fine, imposed by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), follows an investigation into a series of 12 data breach notifications
Comedian Pete Davidson secures seat on Blue Origin space flight
Comedian Pete Davidson will blast off to space in a rocket built by Jeff Bezos’ company. Blue Origin announced that the Saturday Night Live comic will be among the passengers on its 20th flight scheduled for
UK and EU watchdogs launch competition probes into Google and Meta over ads
UK and EU regulators have opened investigations into tech giants Google and Meta over concerns the firms broke competition rules for online display advertising services. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and European Commission announced parallel
Russia limits access to Instagram after ‘calls for violence against Russians’
Instagram has been restricted in Russia after posts “calling for violence against Russians” were “distributed”, Russian authorities have said. The state’s communications watchdog will restrict access to the social media app and website following the posts,
Ireland faces increased cyber attack threat – foreign affairs minister
Ireland is facing an increased threat from cyber attacks since the invasion of Ukraine, the Foreign Affairs Minister has warned. The Oireachtas Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee heard from Simon Coveney on Thursday, who said the
Twitter launches service aimed at bypassing Russia’s block
Twitter has launched a privacy-protected version of its site to bypass surveillance and censorship after Russia restricted access to its service in the country. Russia has blocked access to Facebook and has limited Twitter in an
