IEThe Irish Times
M9 crash exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms
Deaths of five teenagers linked to popularity of high risk-taking for ‘likes’ and affirmation
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- Publisher
- The Irish Times
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- Ireland
- Source published
- 21 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
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- Byline
- Liz Carolan
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Deaths of five teenagers linked to popularity of high risk-taking for ‘likes’ and affirmation
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M9 crash exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms
Deaths of five teenagers linked to popularity of high risk-taking for ‘likes’ and affirmation
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- #723
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