Reports of fraudulent ads for accommodation in Co Donegal
Police in Northern Ireland are urging the public to be on their guard when booking holiday stays, after it received 20 reports of fraudulent ads on Facebook for accommodation in Co Donegal. The scam first came to light in May of this year and involves the fraudulent use of images…
Donegal TD challenges tech giants over ‘their failure’ to protect users
A Donegal TD is challenging tech giants over what he says is their failure to protect users from harassment by online posts. Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle, who was recently appointed to the Dail Committee on Justice and Equality says its a contradiction when Facebook claims to a published when it…
Donegal TD describes tech giants treatment of outsourced workers as ‘appalling’
A Donegal TD has described the way in which tech giants such as Facebook pay their outsourced workers as ‘appalling.’ Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle says that in Ireland, content moderators earn between €25,000 and €30,000 per year compared to an average Facebook wage of €154,000 in Dublin. But he says…