Technology Irony

218 real-life examples of technology irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of technology? Submit your own example.

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  1. Is it ironic that The anti- virus program I installed was a virus.

    90% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that A anti-virus software companys servers being infected.

    86% ironic 8 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that People are creating AI machines (CAPTCHA, etc.

    87% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that A critic of social media uses Facebook to criticize social media.

    87% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that I wanted to name my son after a TV character but named him after the actor who played the character.

    93% not ironic 7 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that The man who invented dynamite won the Nobel Peace Prize?

    50% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that Someone who hates America has it listed that they live in America on Facebook?

    60% not ironic 7 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that Messages from the spam filtering software end up in the junk mail folder not the inbox.

    93% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that I bought an iphone and lost it ten seconds later.

    77% not ironic 7 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that You can go on Facebook on your kindle.

    91% not ironic 7 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that People became more simple-minded with the advances of technology?

    84% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that The color of the 'black box' in a commercial airplane is orange?

    50% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that You spend your entire life savings on a wallet?

    79% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that A man in a clock store asked the time.

    60% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that The Apple website does not have an iPhone specific home page that fits its tiny screen?...

    53% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that I'm writing an argumentative essay on videogames being bad influences yet I am a gamer?

    67% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that I got a message from a guy on OKCupid saying "That is one seriously intimidating profile...

    58% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that If Steve Jobs only used Android devices.

    85% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that If you steal Santa's naughty list, you find that it closely resembles your Facebook friend list?

    83% not ironic 6 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that I said "I made a typo" and then misspelled typo?

    88% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that I emailed a man who used to be painfully addicted to me and in love with...

    67% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that I jokingly commented on a person's poor English on Facebook and incorrectly spelled a word?

    88% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that I can pay all my bills from my phone except my phone bill.

    87% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that Today's (10/1/2013) Google Doodle celebrates the opening of Yosemite National Park that you can not see due to the Government Shutdown?

    65% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that I posted a quote from Einstein on Facebook that states ' I fear the day that technology surpasses Human intervention.

    83% ironic 6 votes Vote →