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Full coverage: Twitter

Covid-19, a Twitter ban and a looming Irish lawsuit by a former US journalist

The author, former New York Times journalist and Covid-19 vaccine sceptic Alex Berenson is taking steps to sue Twitter in Ireland for alleged defamation. He was kicked off the platform last year for violating Twitter's Covid-19 misleading information policy.

Francesca Comyn
11th May, 2022 - 3 min read

Twitter has accumulated €100m in Irish tax credits – but why has it written off the next €1bn?

By locating intellectual property in Ireland, Twitter was planning to shrink taxable profits for 15 years. Now the social network is not so sure the green jersey scheme is going to deliver.

Thomas Hubert
8th Nov, 2021 - 4 min read

Mark Little: “In a moment of dislocation, we had an advantage that many start-ups don’t have – we had the scars”

Having raised another €1.6m for his second start-up Kinzen, Mark Little talks about combining machine and human brainpower to tackle online misinformation, becoming a leader at Twitter and his thoughts on public service journalism.

Sean Keyes
9th Dec, 2020 - 21 min read

How Twitter’s €1bn Irish subsidiary flipped a €6m tax bill into a €23m tax credit

Twitter is the latest multinational to reveal a multi-billion intellectual property onshoring in Ireland, suppressing its tax liability here in the process. The company and its rival Facebook are also bracing for the first significant data protection fines under GDPR.

Thomas Hubert
18th Nov, 2020 - 4 min read

Former Fianna Fáil TD takes on social media behemoths in High Court battle

In yet another case taken against social media giants, former Fianna Fáil TD Frank O'Rourke has started legal actions against Twitter and Facebook

Cait Caden
12th Nov, 2020 - 2 min read

An alleged “smear campaign” and stock price slump: Why a German tycoon is tackling Twitter in Dublin

The German entrepreneur Christian Angermayer wears many hats. He is an investor, film enthusiast, and psychedelics proselytiser with business links to controversial Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel. So why is he and the tech firm Northern Data suing Twitter?

Francesca Comyn
23rd Jul, 2020 - 4 min read

‘CEO whisperer’ sues Twitter in Ireland

Motivational guru Tony Robbins is the latest celebrity plaintiff to target the Irish headquarters of a global social media company. Belfast defamation lawyer Paul Tweed is fighting the case once again.

Thomas Hubert
17th Apr, 2020 - 2 min read

From Menlo Park to Cayman: How Facebook’s Irish billions caught the eye of the US taxman

Mapping Multinationals series: A US Tax Court has turned the spotlight on the Irish corporate structure developed by Facebook over the past decade. We reveal how the multinational and its competitor Twitter have been re-assessing how to channel profits and intellectual property through Ireland.

Thomas Hubert
27th Feb, 2020 - 9 min read
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