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‘What is considered as the darkest and most disturbing of online harms is now happening in plain sight, and it is utterly immoral. It is more proof that big tech cannot be trusted to keep children safe online.’

Children’s Rights Alliance Press Release: bit.ly/4qc3tLZ

Minister wants X meeting over Grok explicit content Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Niamh Smith has requested a meeting with X over concerns that the AI tool Grok is being used create sexually explicit images of adults and children.

The Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence has requested a meeting with X over concerns that the AI tool Grok is being used create sexually explicit images of adults and children

Resounding support for Zelensky will be the Govt message When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a joint sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas via video link in early April 2022, the then ceann comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl was the man who warm...

As Volodymyr Zelensky makes his first official visit to Ireland, the resounding message from the Taoiseach and the Government will be one of unwavering support for the Ukrainian president, writes Mícheál Lehane.

JFK's grandson Jack Schlossberg announces bid for US House seat in New York John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg is making a run for the U.S. House next year. He said Tuesday that he is aiming to win a key New York seat set being vacated by longtime Democratic Rep.

John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg is making a run for the U.S. House next year.

Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, will turn to veterans of City Hall, nonprofit executives and a former chair of the Federal Trade Commission — all of them women — to lead his official transition effort, he said on Wednesday. nyti.ms/4nHdyOP

The JOY of reading good news from America 😮‍💨👏👏👏 @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for New York City 🙌

7 Takeaways From a Stunning New York City Mayoral Election Zohran Mamdani motivated voters to head for the polls, using a broad coalition of supporters to overcome Andrew Cuomo’s success in siphoning Republican votes.

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker, was elected New York’s 111th mayor on Tuesday, riding a historic surge of enthusiasm as the nation’s largest city embraced generational and ideological change.

Here are seven takeaways from election night.

Review: better battery life and a massive zoom boost make iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max worthy upgrades While we’ve all been focused on the shiny, skinny new iPhone Air (see our in-depth review here), Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max are what most flagship upgraders may actually be ordering over the...

iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max review.

Two outstanding upgrades, one of which (from photography point of view) isn’t mentioned nearly enough.

A couple of other good updates, too. Two fairly minor downsides.

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Fifth of children in poverty after housing costs - ESRI One in five children are living below the poverty line after housing costs are taken into account, according to research from the Economic and Social Research Institute.

🏠The report by @esri.ie produced in partnership with Community Foundation Ireland, also ranks Ireland 16th out of 27 European Union countries for child poverty rates after housing costs.

#EndChildPoverty #EndChildPovertyWeek #Budget2026

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Child deprivation on par with 'darkest days' of economic crash, as 1 in 5 children living in poverty Data suggests that no real progress has been made in lowering levels of child poverty, despite reductions purportedly being the goal of government policy.

“This will come as no surprise to the voluntary, community and charitable partners of the Community Foundation responding to this crisis on the ground every day. Now we have the evidence which reflects that everyday reality.”

#EndChildPovertyWeek

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The Irish Times view on child poverty: time to prioritise low income families When housing costs are taken into account, around 225,000 children – one in five – live below the poverty line

The @irishtimes.com view on child poverty: time to prioritise low income families

#EndChildPovertyWeek #Budget2026 #BreakTheCycle #ChildrensBudget

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Housing costs drag 20% of Irish children into poverty, ESRI research shows The ESRI shows that child poverty levels are currently on a par with the years following the 2008 financial crash when the skyrocketing cost of housing is factored in

Housing costs drag 20% of Irish children into poverty, @esri.ie research shows

#EndChildPovertyWeek #Budget2026 #BreakTheCycle #ChildrensBudget

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Image reads End Child Poverty Week 2025 Early Years with details of the event underneath. Monday 8 September 10.30am to 1.30pm in YMCA Dublin, Dublin 2

#EndChildPovertyWeek begins tomorrow, Monday 8 September!

Join us for our #EarlyYears event hosted by YMCA Dublin with input from Departments of Taoiseach and Children, Disability & Equality, Ballyfermot STAR, keynote Lee Elliot Major.

🎫 For info & booking visit: bit.ly/4fO4JjR

#Budget2026

Mural of CMAT unveiled in singer's hometown Dunboyne A mural of CMAT has been unveiled in the hit singer's hometown of Dunboyne, Co Meath.

A mural of CMAT has been unveiled in the hit singer's hometown of Dunboyne, Co Meath

The centre reads Day 1: Early Years,with details of the event underneath. The event will be held on Monday 8 September in YMCA Dublin 2 between 10.30am and 1.30pm

The centre reads: Day 3: Education, with event details. The event takes place on Wednesday 10th September between 10.30am and 1.30pm in St Ultan’s Primary School Dublin 10

The centre reads: Day 5: Income, with details of the event. The event takes place online via Teams, on Friday 12 September between 10.30am and 12.30pm

The centre reads: Day 6 Child Protection and Welfare. The event will take place on Monday 15th September between 10.30am and 1.30pm. The venue is to be confirmed.

The 4th #EndChildPovertyWeek but the 1st on @bsky.app ✅

This is the biggest programme yet!Events on #EarlyYears, #Education, #Income & #ChildProtection place a spotlight on child poverty ahead of #Budget2026

🖍️Day 1 bit.ly/4fO4JjR
💡Day 3 bit.ly/3HyXhwi
🎯Day 5 bit.ly/45zLjdX
🧒Day 6 bit.ly/4lXN8HS

“The real urgency [is] that every hour that the appropriate safeguards are missing is an hour that children active on these platforms are at risk of harm from all the issues that the #OnlineSafety Code is meant to protect them from,” @noelineb.bsky.social

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This fake DPD text is a sneaky one. Looks real and live URL with plausible looking form. (Other links dead and +63 is a Philippines number — they’re the clues, but otherwise authentic-looking

Elon Musk’s X threatened by Irish regulator for failure to restrict adult content The Irish media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, says that Elon Musk’s X has until tomorrow to explain why it isn’t preventing children from watching pornography, or it will face “action”.

Big: Elon Musk’s X facing large fine from Irish regulator for not using age verification for its hosted porn.

”Based on an initial review of the X platform, we cannot see evidence of measures taken to comply with this age-assurance requirement.” - CnaM

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Ending Political, Electoral and Social Issue Advertising in the EU in Response to Incoming European Regulation From early October 2025, we will no longer allow political, electoral and social issue ads on our platforms in the EU. This is a difficult decision - one

Meta will stop allowing all political, electoral and ‘social issue’ ads in the EU.

Blames “unworkable requirements and legal uncertainties introduced by EU’s Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising regulation”

Irish pols love FB and Instagram
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Sans intervention immédiate, les derniers reporters de Gaza vont mourir 21 juillet 2025 L'AFP travaille avec une pigiste texte, trois photographes et six pigistes vidéo dans la Bande de Gaza depuis le départ de ses journalistes staff courant 2024. Avec quelques autres, ils sont aujourd'hui les seuls à rapporter ce qu'il se passe dans la Bande de Gaza. La presse internationale est interdite d'entrer dans ce territoire depuis près de deux ans. Nous refusons de les voir mourir. L'un deux, Bashar, collabore pour l'AFP depuis 2010, d'abord comme fixeur, ensuite comme photographe pigiste, et depuis 2024 comme principal photographe. Samedi 19 juillet, il est parvenu à poster un message sur Facebook: « Je n'ai plus la force de travailler pour les médias. Mon corps est maigre et je ne peux plus travailler ». Bashar, 30 ans, travaille et vit dans des conditions égales à celles de tous les Gazaouis, allant d'un camp de réfugiés à un autre camp au gré des bombardements israéliens. Depuis plus d'un an il vit dans le dénuement le plus total et travaille en prenant d'énormes risques pour sa vie. L'hygiène est pour lui un problème majeur, avec des périodes de maladies intestinales sévères. Bashar vit depuis février dans les ruines de sa maison de Gaza City avec sa mère, ses quatre frères et sœurs et la famille d'un de ses frères. Leur maison est vide de tout aménagement et confort, à part quelques coussins. Dimanche matin, il a rapporté que son frère aîné était « tombé, à cause de la faim ». Même si ces journalistes reçoivent un salaire mensuel de l'AFP, il n'y a rien à acheter ou alors à des prix totalement exorbitants. Le système bancaire a disparu, et ceux qui pratiquent le change entre les comptes bancaires en ligne et l'argent liquide prennent une commission de près de 40%. L'AFP n'a plus la possibilité d'avoir un véhicule et encore moins de l'essence pour permettre à ses journalistes de se déplacer pour leurs reportages. Circuler en voiture équivaut de toutes les façons à pre…

🚨BREAKING: The last journalists working for AFP in Gaza have said they can no longer work for the news agency.

They are out of energy and they are starving to death.

I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.

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Day one of online age crackdown: no change as children still able to log into adult content and social media sites None of Ireland’s most popular social media apps have implemented new age-verification controls on the first day of the Irish media regulator’s crackdown, a survey by the Irish Independent shows.

Day 1 of online age verification crackdown by Irish regulator = zero additional age verification controls by adults sites and social media firms

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New age verification rules for online platforms in place New online safety rules come into force from today, which will require video-sharing platforms to have effective age verification systems in place.

Today, Part B of Ireland’s #OnlineSafetyCode comes into effect

🛡️The Code covers content including cyberbullying, the promotion of self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, as well as pornography and violence.

#OnlineSafety #DSA #SafetyByDesign

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“These regulatory changes come with few fireworks and clashing cymbals, but they need to be acknowledged. They are a step forward. They also need to be widely known.”

Read @noelineb.bsky.social opinion in today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social as Part B of Ireland’s #OnlineSafetyCode comes into effect.

People exploding this false messaging that I voted for a bill + funding that I quite literally voted NO on. The threat environment this morning is scary.

Doesn’t help anyone. Drag me for the position if you disagree but don’t lie. It’s out of control. Saying I voted for this funding is false.