Is Facebook finally starting to feel the consequences of platforming hate speech? The question remains to be answered, but an advertising boycott of the company
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Protest to be held against voting pact due to elect Noel Larkin mayor of Galway
A protest has been organised to demand that Galway councillors don’t elect Noel Larkin as the city’s next mayor. The councillor and former mayor has
Europol warns of ‘anti-immigrant ideology’ in Ireland and links to far right in Europe and US
A new report published by Europol has warned of the danger far-right extremism poses to Ireland. The European law enforcement agency has said that “anti-immigrant
New tool launched to help with resettlement of refugees in Ireland
A new tool has been launched to help people working to welcome and resettle migrants and refugees in Ireland. The Refugee Resettlement Toolkit (RRT) has
In a post-truth society responsible reporting matters more than ever
We have become used to the fact that in the aftermath of political debates, especially in the US, that no matter the outcome, the performance
Far-right Telegram group calls for vigilantes to target anti-racism activists
Members of far right and anti-lockdown groups on Telegram have called for action to be taken against Black Lives Matter protestors and anti-racist activists. In
Ireland Reddit page forced to temporarily close due to flood of ‘racist/extremist content’
The Reddit page for Ireland has been forced to shut after midnight because of a flood of racist comments. According to the page’s moderators, they
Black Lives Matter protests held across Ireland as demonstrators call for end to direct provision
Demonstrations were held around Ireland to protest against the murder of George Floyd in the US. Protestors also gathered to demand an end to Ireland’s
Leo Varadkar: ‘The far right and the far left aren’t very different to me’
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has compared the far right to the far left in the Dáil after being asked to admit to his government’s failings in
An interview from Minneapolis: ‘There was a lot of sadness, and many people’s sadness turned into rage’
The murder of George Floyd by a police officer, as his colleagues looked on, was as shocking as it was unsurprising. Black lives, and the
Vigils held in Dublin to express solidarity with US protestors and demand end to direct provision
Vigils have been held in Dublin to express solidarity with protestors in the US following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a police
Facebook potentially an ‘echo chamber of white supremacism’ as algorithms benefit the far right
Facebook is failing to do enough to stop white supremacist groups using the platform to recruit followers and spread racism. That’s the conclusion drawn in