Updated: 16 Apr 2021, 18:16
IRELAND’s new media commission must be able to come down hard on social media companies that target vulnerable individuals for profit, it has been claimed.
Instagram were recently forced to apologise after their algorithms were offering diet products to people with eating disorders.
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Instagram algorithms targeted people with eating disordersCredit: Alamy
Now Fianna Fáil Senator Malcolm Byrne has insisted that the planned new Media Commission will have the power to monitor and take action on the use of algorithms and by social media companies.
Senator Byrne said: “This is a huge area as more and more decisions are being made by simply using machine learning.
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Beaming Brits pack beer gardens and outdoor restaurants for first weekend of freedom since Covid lockdown rules lifted
Updated: Apr 16 2021, 17:24 ET
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BEAMING Brits have packed beer gardens and outdoor restaurants today for the first weekend of freedom since Covid lockdown rules were lifted.
Millions have flocked to newly-reopened bars and shops as well as parks and beaches to enjoy the spring sunshine in England.
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Tonight is the first night on a weekend with outdoor bars open in all parts of England since October last yearCredit: Paul Edwards / The Sun
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People queue outside Wetherspoon s, King and Castle pub in WindsorCredit: PA
Prince Philip defined by patriotism was shaken when his beloved grandson Harry rejected everything he held dear
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Updated: Apr 16 2021, 15:00 ET
HE chose England.
So it is an irony befitting Shakespeare that the funeral of the Greek-born prince, who became the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen’s strength and stay, should decide the fate of his grandson; the young man who so publicly abjured the country beloved to his heart, along with its mores and its heritage.
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During the last year of the Duke’s life, he would refer to the Sussexes’ departure with bewildermentCredit: Rex
For it will be beside the coffin of Prince Philip that the Duke of Sussex, who returns to these islands as a foreigner, will take or reject the hand of reconciliation.
AUTUMN Phillips and Peter Phillips made headlines when the couple announced their divorce in February 2020.
So who is this under-reported royal and what do we know about her?
Read our Prince Philip funeral live blog for the latest updates
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Who is Autumn Phillips?
Autumn Kelly is the 42-year-old Canadian ex-wife of Peter Phillips, the Queen s eldest grandchild.
She is a twin to brother Chris Kelly and has another older brother called Kevin Kelly.
Her parents are Kathleen and Brian Kelly, but they broke up when she was eight.
Her dad was an electricity company executive and fathered two more kids - Jessica and Patrick - with his new spouse.
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The Duke of Edinburgh had a love of carriage drivingCredit: Instagram
The two ponies, who were both born in 2008, will be accompanied by two of Philip s grooms as the procession begins.
Balmoral Nevis was bred by the Queen.
It comes as.
The full guest list of 30 attendees was revealed
The Queen will sit alone after arriving in a Bentley with a Lady in Waiting
The pall bearers at Prince Philip s funeral will be members of the Royal Marines
Pregnant Meghan Markle will make private arrangements to mark the funeral
A band of military personnel will walk in front of Prince Philip s coffin