A former senior executive in the company’s Dublin office, Gary Rooney, told a hearing on Tuesday that he was given “an ultimatum to sign up to a new reality” following Mr Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform (now known as X).

Misinformation around a recent shooting incident at a Carlow shopping centre was "weaponised" by anti-immigrant activists

Last August, Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Adjudicator, Michael MacNamee found that Twitter International UC - since renamed X Internet Unlimited Company- unfairly dismissed the company’s former Director Source to Pay.

Detective Garda Jason O’Carroll said the social media platform reported content “that they deemed to be child pornography”.

In her impact statement, the Sinn Féin leader noted that the “family of the perpetrator of this crime” had written to her to express solidarity with her and her family.

X, formerly known as Twitter, states that advertisers are responsible for the content of promoted posts.

How Musk's interview with German AfD leader squares with EU laws

Verification on Twitter used to be a sign of legitimacy, but since Elon Musk purchased the site, now X, anyone can purchase it

Galloway is suing the social media platform over his account being previously labelled 'Russian state-affiliated'

At the WRC, Twitter International UC fully contested Mr Rooney’s claim over five days of hearing contending that he had resigned voluntarily.

Elon Musk's company was ordered to pay an Irish record unfair dismissal award of €550,131 to a former senior employee at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) this week

Elon Musk’s Dublin-based Twitter International UC has been ordered to pay an Irish record unfair dismissal award of €550,131 to a former senior employee

Twitter claimed that it may not be able to provide X to its European users if the court action succeeds.

The Data Protection Commission has launched High Court proceedings against Twitter

Micheal Martin said X is ‘far less’ co-operative than Google on online defamation.

An analysis of social media posts related to violent anti-immigration protests in Co Wicklow showed the majority came from non-Irish accounts

Paddy Cosgrave is back at the helm of Web Summit, six months after he resigned following backlash over his comments on the Israel-Hamas war

Calls for hate speech legislation to be scrapped are unnecessary, while definitions in the Bill can be tightened, according to Fianna Fáil senator Malcom Byrne

Labour Senator Annie Hoey said she will keep her X handle, but will no longer be posting to the account

In his action, Aaron Rodericks claimed a disciplinary process against him arose after he posted about job vacancies at the company on his personal X account

Elon Musk has said his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, will fund Irish legal challenges to hate speech legislation

Seeking the order, Ms McKenna told the court that it is her client's case that he was defamed in a tweet published by Mr Musk on September 27th last.

The video, which remains on the social media platform X as of Wednesday afternoon, shows a close up of 25-year-old Tristian Sherry, lying on the ground covered in blood.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Micheál Martin have both criticised X and questioned the direction the social media platform has taken

The outage lasted around 45 minutes before user timelines began to display as normal.

Figures provided to Sinn Féin’s Louise O’Reilly TD in a written Dáil reply Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed that his own Department has spent ‘zero’ on advertising on X - formerly Twitter - in 2023

Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, has claimed Minister for Justice Helen McEntee made "inaccurate" comments in the Dáil over Garda contact with the company following the Dublin riots

Helen McEntee said that X’s decision not to take some posts down ‘added to and I think fuelled some of what happened’ last week.

Several people have since deleted social media posts potentially tying them to the riots.

Aaron Rodericks, who is the co-lead of threat disruption at X, formerly known as Twitter, secured the order against his employer

Elon Musk bought the social media company, formerly known as Twitter, for €42.6 billion in October 2022

Mr Musk, owner of the platform which was formerly named Twitter, said users will still be able to block someone from sending them direct messages.

Last month the court made orders in favour of Edel Campbell, who claims she has been the subject of a campaign of harassment by Ms Doherty.

The app follows a text-based format and celebrities have already joined up

Joseph James O’Connor was extradited from Spain to face charges which carry a total maximum sentence of more than 70 years in prison

The billionaire owner confirmed that about 80% of its staff have been axed since he took over at the helm.

It comes after Twitter failed to take legacy blue checkmarks off the social media platform despite committing to remove them on April 1.

The Match Of The Day host described accusations that he called northern voters ‘racist bigots’ as ‘outrageous’.

The automated Twitter account publicises a company’s gender pay gap data as it tweets messages of support for International Women’s Day.

The social media platform, which has its European headquarters in Dublin, was acquired by Elon Musk in October last year

A number of major firms are making cuts

Artem Lobov failed in his attempt to get a High Court order making Conor McGregor take down allegedly defamatory social media posts

The TV presenter’s account posted a series of abusive messages on Boxing Day.

Anne Rabbitte and Ciarán Cannon were subjected to the attack on Wednesday evening.

Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris apologised after “some deeply unpleasant stuff” was posted to his account.

Several tweets including swear words and a racial slur were posted on the account belonging to Chris Heaton-Harris.

The Taoiseach said the government is monitoring the performance of big tech firms.

The judge said comments posted on Mr McGregor's Twitter account about Mr Lobov were not 'clearly defamatory'

Artem Lobov claims that the most damaging post about him on Mr McGregor's Twitter account is where he is allegedly referred to as being a "rat"

The TalkTV presenter said ‘there is a big problem with how big tech operates its safety procedures’.