Ireland

Country’s Proposed ‘Hate Speech’ Law Targets Memes, Online Speech With Possible Prison Time

Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is pushing for the country to enact stringent and vague hate speech legislation in the…

5 months ago

Regulator Fines Tech Giant Millions For Showing Targeted Ads Based On User Activity

An Irish data privacy regulator has issued fines totaling €390 million — roughly $410 million — against Facebook and Instagram…

1 year ago

Ireland Hits Instagram with Huge Fine, Other EU Nations May Too

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Instagram  €405 million ($403 million USD) Monday over child privacy violations, according to…

2 years ago

Ireland Poised To Join The Growing List Of Countries Putting ‘The Climate’ Over Food Security

Ireland may agree to pursue carbon emissions reduction target of up to 30% this week, according to multiple reports, following…

2 years ago