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Crystal Palace defender bombarded with online abuse including death threats following Liverpool draw

Joachim Andersen has been bombarded by death threats and a torrent of abuse online following Crystal Palace’s 1-1 draw at Liverpool. The Eagles defender was headbutted by Darwin Nunez, who was red-carded by referee Paul Tierney and now faces a ...

16 Aug 2022 at 15:32

National News

Complaints system for social media content to be set up by 2024

A mechanism allowing people to make complaints about content posted on social media will be set up on a phased basis over the coming years, and will start with complaints relating to children. Tech companies would be “bound” to sign up to the ...

20 Sept 2022 at 20:58

Premier League

REVEALED: The average loss on football ticket scams

Lloyds Bank is warning that it has seen a surge in ticket scam reports, ahead of the new football season. Reported cases of football ticket scams increased by more than two-thirds (68%) between January and June this year, compared with July ...

03 Aug 2022 at 15:45

Premier League

REVEALED: Significant amount of Premier League players endured Twitter abuse in first half of 2021-22

Around 68 per cent of Premier League footballers were subjected to abuse on Twitter in the first half of last season, according to an Ofcom report. The regulator teamed up with The Alan Turing Institute – UK’s national institute for data ...

03 Aug 2022 at 11:01

Arts & Entertainment

Facebook unveils new major update

Facebook has unveiled a new look to the home page within its mobile app, as the platform moves towards becoming more of a “discovery engine” than just a social network. A major update to the app on Android and iOS sees a new Feeds tab ...

21 Jul 2022 at 16:01

Arts & Entertainment

Twitter users told to be wary of scam messages

Twitter has warned users to be aware of scammers posing as Twitter employees in order to try and get hold of log-in details and other personal information. It comes after a number of verified users on the platform, including ...

19 May 2022 at 15:28

Popular social media platform will allow username changes for first time

Arts & Entertainment

Snapchat is to allow users to change their username for the first time, with one change a year allowed for those on the social media platform. The app said the ability to alter a username had been one of the most requested ...

18 Feb 2022 at 14:29

Arts & Entertainment

New research reveals taking a small break from social media can reduce anxiety and depression

According to new research, taking a break from social media for as little as a week can reduce depression and anxiety. People who took a break from platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for seven days ...

07 May 2022 at 18:02

Business

Elon Musk reaches agreement with Twitter to purchase the platform

Billionaire Elon Musk has reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for approximately 44 billion dollars (£34.5 billion), the company said. The outspoken Tesla CEO, the world’s wealthiest person, has said he wants to buy ...

26 Apr 2022 at 10:58

Business

Twitter in talks with Elon Musk to purchase platform

Twitter’s board and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk negotiated into the early hours of Monday over his bid to buy the social media platform, The New York Times has reported. Mr Musk said last week that he has lined up ...

25 Apr 2022 at 13:18

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Facebook and Twitter directors may face criminal sanctions in Ireland under new laws

Directors of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter may face criminal sanctions from the government under new laws, according to a new report from The Irish Times. Under proposals discussed between Fianna ...

31 Mar 2022 at 15:00

National News

Facebook and Twitter directors may face criminal sanctions in Ireland under new laws

31 Mar 2022 at 11:56

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