Topic: Facebook

Social media giant investigated over concerns of being too addictive for young people

The European Commission is investigating whether Meta, through its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms, is creating addictive behaviour and damaging the mental health of youngsters.Read more

21-05-2024|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Facebook meets with girl activists to tackle online harassment and abuse

Social media giant Facebook wants to share the creative ideas of girl activists for campaigns that raise awareness of how to report abuse,Read more

04-08-2021|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Instagram investigated over handling of children’s data

Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is investigating social media giant Instagram over the use of the personal data of children.Read more

20-10-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Broadcast watchdog gets more power over social media firms

Ofcom, the UK’s broadcast watchdog, will be given new powers to force social media firms to take action over content harmful to children. Firms like Facebook, Tiktok, YouTube, Snapchat and Twitter have, until now, only been...Read more

12-02-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Facebook boss advocates outdoor play – for his own children

Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and chief executive of the social media giant, Facebook, has published an impassioned letter to his new-born daughter, in which he extols the virtue of playing outside in nature. Adrian Voce reports. The...Read more

31-08-2017|Comment|author: Adrian Voce