Ireland
Irish Ice Hockey star Niall McEvoy quits in objection to COVID passports
Quits after 13 years.
Irish police to get new powers to access mobile phones
A further encroachment of civil liberties.
Social media companies face calls to self-censor in Ireland
The platforms had a meeting with Leinster House.
Ireland’s Justice Minister calls on Big Tech to curb anti-lockdown protests through censorship
Ministers are frustrated people are protesting their lockdown measures.
Twitter locks out Irish Bishop after he criticized euthanasia
The censorship was approved by Twitter’s support.
Ireland is the next country to jump at controlling online speech
Irland wants to control “hate speech.”
Digital “Health Passport” unveiled in Ireland
Many were told the dystopian idea of health passports were a myth.
Irish journalist Gemma O’Doherty banned from Twitter
The lockdown skeptic is no stranger to censorship.
YouTube and Facebook remove video from Professor Dolores Cahill who criticized lockdowns
Cahill is from the School of Medicine at University College Dublin.
Jacksepticeye comments on YouTube stress, being “tired of YouTube’s algorithms”
The YouTuber delved into some of the downsides of YouTube.
Ireland’s “Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill” is the new legislation no one asked for
The legislation is wide-reaching and non-specific.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki met secretly with Irish Prime Minister to discuss content “moderation”
Wojcicki wanted to assure the PM that she was doing all she could to tackle “hate speech” on the platform.