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Time spent playing video games has ‘little to no impact’ on wellbeing, study reveals

Time spent playing video games is unlikely to have an impact on a person’s wellbeing, a new study of gamers has said. A research team from the University of Oxford studied 39,000 players across seven video games over six weeks. The Oxford Internet ...

27 Jul 2022 at 12:28

Lifestyle

Is my child too young for social media?

More than 1.6 million social media accounts owned by children are falsely registered with an adult age, according to new stats from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Through these accounts – on sites including Facebook, Instagram, ...

29 Nov 2022 at 16:04

National News

Older Irish people are being "digitally excluded", says advocacy group

An advocacy group for the elderly has claimed 65% of older Irish people are being "digitally excluded". A new report published today from Age Action found that one in four people aged 60-74 are not using the internet, along with over half ...

01 Oct 2021 at 12:11

National News

Warning issued over scam letter claiming to be from gardaí

A warning has been issued by gardaí about an email scam where fraudsters tell a person they are being investigated for serious crimes. The scam messages threatens an arrest warrant and national wanted notice against the person who ...

05 May 2023 at 12:52

Lifestyle

Journalist and author Yomi Adegoke on the real-life consequences of social media

If journalist and novelist Yomi Adegoke had to diagnose the internet with an illness, she wouldn’t be able to give it a name. “Is there a medical term with the word toxicity in it?” she says, laughing. “I can’t diagnose the ...

12 Jul 2023 at 11:36

Lifestyle

How to navigate social media with so much to choose from

Are there too many social media sites? Just when you think you are across them all, a new app for sharing text updates and joining public conversations called Threads, created by Facebook and Instagram owners Meta, ...

07 Jul 2023 at 12:44

Lifestyle

Red flags you might be missing about your child’s online safety

During the wait for improved online safety laws, tens of thousands of grooming crimes have been recorded. The Online Safety Bill, which is meant to become law this autumn, has encountered numerous delays and ...

15 Aug 2023 at 15:18

Lifestyle

Parents worried tech ‘eating into family time’ – here’s what to do about it

Parents are more concerned than ever about how tech is eating into family time and damaging their children’s health, according to a new report. Some 63% of parents said they believe time spent online is ...

25 Jan 2024 at 13:10

Lifestyle

AI image generators ‘being used by children to create indecent images’

Schoolchildren in the UK are now using AI to generate indecent images of other children, internet safety groups have warned. The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) said it has begun receiving reports ...

27 Nov 2023 at 09:41

Lifestyle

Am I doing enough to keep my child safe online? What experts want every parent to know

Children’s online safety is back in the spotlight, following Ofcom’s announcements on social media sites doing more to protect youngsters. Illegal material, including fraud, grooming content and ...

10 Nov 2023 at 11:19

Lifestyle

Is your child using social media? The safety conversations every parent needs to be thinking about

More young children are using social media sites and apps than ever before, new research suggests. According to Ofcom, 38% of five-to-seven-year-olds now use social media, with WhatsApp, TikTok,...

19 Apr 2024 at 07:45

National News

Irish households splash out 49 million euro on social media and dating sites

Irish households spent 49 million euro on social media and dating sites in 2020, new figures show. The total household expenditure on digital services was estimated at 896 million euro in 2020,...

19 Jul 2022 at 13:25

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