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Many of the largest U.S. tech firms hold their European headquarters in Dublin.Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesIncoming EU rules forcing Big Tech to police content on the internet more aggressively will be enforced directly by the European Commission, a move experts say will diminish the role Ireland has played so far in supervising digital giants in the region.Since 2018, Ireland's Data Protection Commission has been the main privacy watchdog supervising the likes of Facebook parent company Meta and Google under the…

The Match dating application is displayed on an Apple iPhone in an arranged photograph.Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMatch Group CEO Shar Dubey is stepping down as chief of the dating app giant, effective May 31. Bernard Kim, president of Zynga, will take over the helm, the company said Tuesday.Dubey will continue to serve as a director on the board and will take on an advisor role, "allowing her to focus on product strategy while playing an integral role in the transition," the company said.Match Group has…

Instagram is a popular social platform for sharing links about work or some articles and stories worth mentioning. Influencers and creators also often use links to ask their followers to go and visit their work online, promote other brands, or advertise products. Earlier, Instagram offered the ‘Swipe Up' option for adding links to Instagram Stories but it was recently replaced with Instagram Stickers. This new feature enabled users to add links anywhere in the Instagram Story. It 's no longer limited to just the bottom…

Social media has become a primary source of information for news-hungry audiences around the world trying to make sense of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, it's being used by the governments of Russia and Ukraine to set the agenda for wider media reporting.Official Russian government accounts have been found to be amplifying pro-Russia disinformation on Twitter. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government has taken to the platform to appeal to its two million followers for support.Information warfare is no…