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Tánaiste calls for ‘balance’ in privacy and AI advancement

It has been reported that the European Commission has put forward proposals to ease regulations for the use of personal data for AI systems.

Evening Standard · Sep 21

Ireland is big tech’s lapdog – and that compromises its EU presidency

The country is dependent on the global giants that call Dublin home. Irish ministers can’t be trusted to chair vital European digital sovereignty talks, says Irish civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30

Europeans are dangerously reliant on US tech. Now is a good time to build our own

By trusting the US, we handed Trump a kill switch. Yet Europe’s digital sovereignty is an achievable goal, says civil liberties campaigner, Johnny Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms

The latest actions of Musk and Zuckerberg are a sign of things to come, but the EU already has the power to give people back control, says Johnny Ryan, director of Enforce, a unit of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025

Meta to ask EU users’ permission to show targeted advertising

Facebook and Instagram’s parent company will stop harvesting audience data to create profiles for advertisers after regulatory rulings

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2023

Tipperary storm Cusack Park to stake their Championship claims

Manager Liam Cahill praised the Premier’s goal-scoring “opportunists” after capitalising on a series of Clare defensive mistakes

Irish Mirror · Apr 23, 2023

Firefly Lane Season 2 Part 2 release date and cast

Tully and Kate are back for the final installment of their friendship fighting story

GoodToKnow · Apr 3, 2023