Full coverage: Social media

Australia's outright ban on social media for those under-16 is due to take effect this year as other regulators armed with new powers foist more obligations on the world's biggest tech firms.

Elon Musk's repeated attacks on the UK government and President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that he would buy Greenland give an insight into what can be expected from the incoming US administration.

A German non-profit attempted to seek evidence from Twitter’s Irish entity in a US court to use in a German legal action. To date, the organisation has faced multiple knockbacks from judges.

When Twitter was launched, it published whatever its members wanted. But what was acceptable for a medium in the making no longer works for a $44 billion global business, as its owner Elon Musk has found out through the alienation of its advertisers and much of its audience.

A judge in Berlin told two organisations that their complaints against X should be taken in Ireland, setting the stage for more disputes for Elon Musk’s platform in Irish courts.

Ciarán Cannon's decision not to run again was quickly eclipsed by the resignation of Leo Varadkar this week. In an in-depth interview, the Fine Gael TD reflects on his choice and that of his party leader.

Far-right elements were quick to mobilise ahead of rioting in Dublin last night. With anti-immigrant sentiment growing across social media platforms, the real-world harm of the online echo chamber is now plain to see.

When a CEO is intrinsic to the brand they represent, they have an added burden. When they speak, write or tweet, they are their brand in a very real sense, and their words become the brand’s words. Paddy Cosgrave put himself in this category.

What are Elon Musk’s plans for X, formerly known as Twitter? Nobody is sure. But the Holy Grail is an "everything app" used for, well, everything, from ordering food to organising your life to following the news.

The new president of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce is clear on what he can do in the job, and what he can't. He talks to The Currency about how to improve the risk-reward calculation for entrepreneurs.