Coimisiún na Meán said that the three companies would have to take specific measures to protect their services from being used for the dissemination of terrorist content
The Garda and Coimisiún na Meán information pack for candidates comes against a backdrop of an increasingly hostile online environment for politicians
Original motivation for the regulator’s now-scrapped guidance reveals just how outdated it had become
Coimisiún na Meán lifts longstanding ban on broadcasters, which has been in place since 1997
Regulator faces challenges in its relationship with department, Deloitte finds
Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code for video-sharing platforms contains echoes of the 2008 banking crisis
Broadcasters and the Electoral Commission have called for it to be abolished
Reconciling the GDPR with the AI Act poses issues, but I think they are minor compared to the hard problem of making the new safety code work in any realistic way
Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code is as much about what it doesn’t do as what it does
Coimisiún na Meán’s code will affect all video-sharing platforms with EU headquarters in Ireland
In 2023, An Cailín Ciúin secured Ireland’s first ever nomination in this category. Could Kneecap make it twice in three years?
What is clear is that the current environment is causing serious harm, in particular for women
A Digital Media Campus at Donnybrook could be the centre of an N11 media corridor running from Google, TikTok and Amazon near Dublin city centre to Microsoft and Ardmore Studios to the south
Mamobo Ogoro’s Gorm Gathering aims to bring together creatives from all backgrounds to share their stories
Legislation will ‘enhance accountability, transparency and value-for-money in our public service media’, says Minister
Deeply disappointed IBI members are calling for urgent Government intervention in the sector as budget and election beckon
Media regulator has grown rapidly but has argued internal corporate practices it inherited from its predecessor not fit for a larger organisation
Coimisiún na Meán's furniture budget is €500,000 but sought higher sum in case it expands in future
Coimisiún na Meán held meeting with tech firm after RTÉ investigation and report by DCU Anti-Bullying Centre
Independent broadcasters not happy
‘We find ourselves at an important juncture in terms of regulating the digital world,’ Taoiseach says
An initial information-gathering process by Coimisiún na Meán into how social media platforms deal with illegal online content could ultimately be expanded into an investigation or enforcement action
Legislators are struggling to balance protection on the one hand and with the need to avoid disproportionate restriction on the other
Taoiseach to convene meeting of State agencies and other stakeholders as concerns about online threats and inflammatory content escalate
Fast-growing online consumer goods site moved ‘principal executive offices’ from Shanghai to Dublin in 2022
News service provided by RTÉ to TG4 is ‘no longer fit for purpose’, says TG4 boss Alan Esslemont
Public should benefit from media regulator’s allocation of €6m to two funds that will support local reporting
Funds designed to support public interest journalism at a time when news sector is under pressure, says Minister for Media
If RTÉ is moving away from its DNA, outsourcing key programmes and limiting what it makes in-house, then what is it for?
Social media platform is the subject of a complaint to the media regulator that it breached the EU Digital Services Act
News and information overload a ‘common complaint’, Reuters Institute digital news report finds, but more people now pay for news
Government has given approval for staffing levels at media and online safety regulator Coimisiún na Meán to increase to 200
Coimisiún na Meán accused of doing ‘U-turn’ by removing measures to address toxic algorithms
Imposing an artificial silence on the eve of polling undermines broadcasters and risks damaging democracy
Tumblr says designation will have very serious consequences
Up to half of sixth class pupils included in Snapchat groups in some schools
Coimisiún na Meán has opened up consultations on its local democracy and courts reporting schemes – it’s a landmark moment for news publishers
Coimisiún na Meán to follow up reports to its contact centre with relevant digital services companies
Disadvantaged groups, however, continue to be disproportionately affected by an overall rise obesity over the past 30-plus years
Site claims it is ‘clearly not’ a video-sharing platform
Ireland has an opportunity to be the Digital Services Act’s model regulator. But some chances have already been squandered
EU directive aimed at illegal activity and disinformation online comes into effect across all member states
As a new regulator-backed website suggests, decisions about media aimed at an Irish audience are often taken overseas
Current technology won’t accomplish Coimisiún na Meán’s ‘gold standard’ proposals to verify users accessing inappropriate internet content
Karlin Lillington: The strange hybrid Coimisiún na Meán faces great challenges and one mooted porn registry idea is mega-scale bonkers
Second technology giant to take judicial review against Coimisiún na Meán after being designated a ‘video-sharing platform’
Social media platform outlines reasons behind its legal challenge, arguing it should not be included alongside likes of YouTube and TikTok
Reddit takes judicial review over designation as ‘video-sharing platform’ for regulation purposes
Radio: There’s a frisson of payback as Liveline host’s concerns about Bauer Media’s Cash Machine game are shared by the Drivetime team
Safety code with potential fines of up to €20m would not cover porn sites based abroad but moves here could set pace for broader EU efforts, regulators believe
Robust age verification technology will be required to ensure children are not exposed to pornography
Coimisiún na Meán says move by Dublin’s Q102 to simulcast presenter’s Virgin Radio UK show will not undermine media plurality
Dizzy Deliveries is a 13-episode children’s TV show with Lámh signs which first aired on RTÉJr in October 2022
Community-themed programmes among those to receive money under the regulator’s Sound & Vision scheme
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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