Ireland

Behind the Move to Slowly Nudge People Into a Cashless Society

Twitter Locks Accounts of Users Who Complained About Transgender Players in Women’s Sports

This time during the Gaelic soccer women’s cup final.

Ireland Wants to Criminalize “Online Hateful Content”

A further threat to free speech.

Publicly, the EU Reports to Be Pro-Privacy. Behind the Scenes, It Engages in Mass Surveillance

Ireland Plots to Turn on Divisive Facial Recognition Tech

Already facing backlash.

Police in Ireland Are Criticized for Extensive Facial Recognition Use

Civil liberties groups push back.

Behind Nearly Every Online Advert Is a Massive Data Grab

Ireland’s President Says Elon Musk Allowing Free Speech on Twitter Would Be “Dangerous”

Higgins wants a commitment to censorship.

Ireland Considered Full-Blown Surveillance State in Response to Covid, Book Alleges

They only implemented some of the originally-considered measures.

Irish Senator Proposes Vaccine Passports Should Be Needed to Buy Groceries

An attack on civil liberties.

Ireland: €110,000 of Public Money Was Secretly Used to “Combat Health Misinformation”

Playing the arbiter of truth is a lucrative business.

Irish Government Accused of Covering Up Meeting With Big Tech on Internet Censorship Proposals

The government denies.