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Power struggle: Council queries Facebook’s plans for Kilkenny wind farm

By Kilkenny Now 25th November 2020 0

Global tech giant Facebook’s plans to use a Kilkenny wind farm to offset its Irish operation’s power usage may have hit a snag after the local authority sought confirmation on the amount of energy that will be created. Earlier this year it emerged that Facebook has chosen a site at the former Lisheen Mines near […]

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Kilkenny users among first in world to use Facebook’s new privacy tool

By Kilkenny Now 22nd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY Facebook users will be among the first in the world to avail of the social media giant’s new privacy feature. As of today, people in Kilkenny can use a tool on the social media platform, which allows users view and manage the data external apps and websites collect on them, and […]

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Watchdog to get new powers to police harmful content on social media

By Kilkenny Now 24th June 2019 Post a comment

AN Irish regulatory watchdog is set to be given new powers to police harmful video content on the world’s biggest social media platforms. The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, which currently regulates Irish commercial radio and television as well as RTE and TG4, will now regulate video content on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in Ireland and […]

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Garda investigation after images that claim to show teenagers convicted of Ana Kriegel murder appear online

By Kilkenny Now 20th June 2019 0

A MAJOR Garda investigation is underway after images which claim to show the two teenagers convicted of murdering Ana Kriegel appeared online. Pictures alleging to show Boy A and Boy B have been posted on Facebook and Twitter, and they are also understood to have been shared on messaging apps. Earlier today it emerged the […]