Calls for Ireland to ratify international convention against cybercrime
The Immigrant Council of Ireland says ratification would ensure safe and responsible use of the internet in Ireland.
View ArticleOireachtas committee wants to hear your issues with social media
Transport and Communications joint committee has launched a public consultation process to explore the use – and abuse – of social media. (And you can participate through social media).
View ArticleTwitter introduces new ‘report tweet’ button
The move comes after a number of high-profile women said they had received abusive messages on the social networking site.
View ArticleChildren being blackmailed into performing sex acts live on webcams
A British watchdog warned today that offenders are also forcing children to write degrading statements on their bodies and cut themselves.
View ArticleHot Topic: Dealing with Twitter abuse and trolling
We asked two high-profile Twitter users to share their experiences of online harassment…
View ArticleMan jailed over Twitter threats to rape British MP
Peter Nunn threatened Stella Creasy over her support for a campaign to put author Jane Austen on the £10 note.
View ArticleSky News has tracked down one of many ‘Internet trolls’ abusing Maddie...
A 67-page dossier detailing malicious internet postings has been sent to the Commissioner in Scotland Yard, according to the news channel.
View ArticleWoman accused of “trolling” McCann parents believed to have been found dead
Brenda Leyland featured in a Sky News report on trolling last week.
View ArticleMonica Lewinsky joins Twitter and launches a mission to end cyberbullying
“I was the first person to have their reputation completely destroyed worldwide via the Internet.”
View ArticleLabour TD: Internet trolls are cowards and should get up to two years in prison
Seán Kenny is calling on Ireland to follow in the footsteps of the UK.
View ArticleLabour Senator deletes Facebook page after being told she ‘should have been...
Lorraine Higgins also received death threats.
View ArticleRabbitte: The selective targeting of public figures needs to stop
TD Ruth Coppinger said people are more concerned about the arrests in relation to the Jobstown protests.
View ArticleMinister called “scumbag b***h” by anti-water charge protesters
Ruth Coppinger has said the comments ‘do no favours’ to the anti-austerity movement.
View ArticleBrendan Howlin: There are “really weird people” who attack others online
The minister also tells us how he feels about being compared to one half of Morecambe and Wise.
View ArticleI’ve seen more than my fair share of abuse online, but Lorraine Higgins’ bill...
The abuse Senator Higgins has received is utterly unacceptable, but her solution is ill conceived, writes Tom Murphy of Boards.ie.
View ArticleHere’s what happened when a TV presenter posted naked photos of herself online
Anna Richardson got an insight into the world of revenge porn.
View ArticleCouncillor called a ‘racist c***’ over stance on Traveller accommodation
Josepha Madigan has received online abuse over her comments.
View ArticleThis woman is turning mean internet comments into wonderful embroideries
Haters gonna hate, stitchers gonna stitch.
View ArticleChvrches’ Lauren Mayberry has spoken out about the horrific abuse she gets...
“These people will never learn that violence against women is unacceptable.”
View ArticleAlan Shatter has a lot to say about ‘venomous’ online abuse
“I think we have a problem here.”
View ArticleJack Chambers has taken some heat on social media, but public figures get...
Columnist Julien Mercille writes that if we start policing the internet for online abuse we can say goodbye to freedom of speech.
View Article"We will kill you": Irish politicians speak out against online abuse
John Halligan, Mairead McGuinness and Joan Burton have all spoken out today in various ways.
View ArticleBlack British woman gets barrage of racist and sexist abuse while tweeting...
Michelle Marie says she received “eight hours of nonstop hate”.
View Article"Water off a duck's back": TD responds to barrage of online criticism
A Fine Gael senator has hit out against the level of abuse politicians receive online.
View ArticleDonnelly says he was "eviscerated" online after joining Fianna Fáil
Wickow TD Stephen Donnelly made the move to Fianna Fáil last week.
View ArticleTwitter to clamp down on trolls as new safety features unveiled
Twitter bosses said they will not tolerate the abuse of its users by nameless accounts.
View ArticlePoll: Do online trolls put you off using social media?
The company has unveiled a number of new safety measures following complaints.
View ArticleI hope Twitter troll gets the help he needs - Arter
The Republic of Ireland international’s personal life has been the subject of abuse online, but he says he does not let it bother him.
View ArticleLily Allen has abandoned her Twitter account after abuse over her baby son's...
She’s temporarily quit over “new levels” of abuse.
View ArticleLily Allen trolled and abused on Twitter over her baby son's death
She’s temporarily quit over “new levels” of abuse.
View ArticleTwitter admits 'mistakes will be made' as it tries new ways to combat online...
New algorithms will be used to weed out online trolls.
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