The Belfast schoolboy was found dead in a storm drain in June 2020.

The cases were brought in the Irish High Court because Facebook operator Meta, which is also a defendant in the actions, has its European headquarters in Dublin.  

The European Commission said the tech giants breached the Digital Markets Act.

The former Sinn Féin leader said the social media giant had used his books without permission

Meta, which operates Facebook and Instagram, claims the DPC failed to consider whether the fines totalling €91 million were “effective, proportionate and dissuasive”, as required by the GDPR

The minister pointed out that Meta is a longstanding and key employer in Ireland, having first established operations in Ireland in 2008.

Meta's decision to remove fact checkers with moderation by users is "dangerous and disingenuous", according to a group that works to counter hate and disinformation

The programme for government should include switching off "toxic recommender systems on social media", according to a group that works to counter hate and disinformation

The data breach affected some 29 million Facebook accounts across the world.

The DPC said that of all fines issued between 2020 and the end of October this year, only €19.9 million of the total has been paid so far.

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd paid out €40.4 million in severance to 491 ex-employees

The European Commission said Meta had acted illegally in tying the Marketplace to the social network arm of the platform.

A number of people who worked as "content moderators" for Facebook claim they suffered serious psychological injuries from being exposed to graphic and violent content

It comes after it decided to refer the dispute to the Labour Court.

The issue applied to millions of Facebook and Instagram users.

An Coimisiún is now initiating a formal review of online platforms’ systems, to ensure that the platforms are complying with their obligations under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA).

As well as suing Dublin-based Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, which is the social media giant's European HQ, Mr O'Brien is suing the parties he claims are behind the adverts

Denis O'Brien claims that since last August his name and image have been used in a series of fake adverts

Mr O'Brien has sought a court order for Meta to provide him with information about those behind allegedly "false and malicious" advertisements

The move by Meta came after complaints and a call by advocacy group NOYB to data protection authorities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Spain to act against the company.

Meta has brought a statutory appeal the fines imposed by the Data Protection Commission for breach of EU privacy rules

Representatives from Meta, TikTok and X were told by TDs that ‘social media is a cesspit’.

The tech giant has unveiled a range of new tools, including a nudity filter in direct messages and working with other firms on finding bad actors.

The outage began at around 4pm Irish time, systemic internet issue is likely to be the root cause.

RTÉ has said it has asked Facebook to investigate suspicious activity around one of its social media accounts

The Minister for Education said there was ‘very robust engagement’ at the meeting.

The apology forms part of the settlement of the businessman's legal action against Meta over the adverts before the Irish courts.

Social media company X was criticised by Oireachtas committee members for not appearing before them on Wednesday.

Pre-tax profits were hit at the company after Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd set aside an additional €1.43 billion for potential regulatory fines

Wissam Al Mana brought an action over adverts posted using the Facebook Ads tool which he said were "wrongly and maliciously" using his name and image

Any failure to comply with the enforcement notice is a criminal offence, and could also see the company being fined

Max Schrems is an Austrian lawyer and activist with the privacy rights organisation NOYB

With over 2,000 full-time employees, the move to Ballsbridge marks the new home for Meta’s International HQ