Coimisiún na Meán

Streaming service levy would need ministerial sign-off under Cabinet-backed plan

Minister for Media says he does not support a levy on streaming services at the moment

Netflix levy plan set to be blocked as viewers are already ‘paying enough’

People using television-streaming services are ‘paying enough’, says Minister for Media

Would a united Ireland really say goodbye to the BBC?

No better example of the complex relationships not just between North and South but between Ireland and Britain than our intertwined media ecologies

From marriage equality referendum to Edna O’Brien: Coimisiún na Meán allocates funding for new shows

The money, which comes chiefly from the television licence fee, has been awarded to 84 television and radio projects

Media regulator announces €5.7m in new funding for local news and court reporting

Coimisiún na Meán awards majority of grants to local media outlets

Coimisiún na Meán to play key role in European Commission case against TikTok over election integrity

Coimisiún na Meán will contribute ‘expertise and analysis to the case’

Meta ordered to take action after Facebook found to be exposed to ‘terrorist content’

Examples of terrorist content can include photos of crime scenes glorifying terrorist acts, or posts or comments which incite, solicit or advocate for the commission of terrorist offences

Elon Musk’s X accuses Ireland’s media watchdog of ‘regulatory overreach’

Twitter International takes issue with new Online Safety Code’s approach to “restricted” video content

New online safety code in the crosshairs as Elon Musk’s X takes media regulator to the High Court

Big tech fears more stringent rules being applied to their online platforms under a series of domestic and EU laws

Watchdogs split oversight of gambling advertisements

New betting regulator agrees deal with Advertising Standards Authority to help streamline complaints

Catherine Martin’s greatest legacy as Minister for Media hangs in the balance

It’s a cliffhanger moment for the Irish screen industry. Will producers here be boosted by the kind of levy on streamers now commonly found across the EU?

Manifesto media pledges — ‘Netflix levy’, legal reform in 100 days and €500m a year for RTÉ

Election 2024: Sinn Féin remembers Coimisiún na Meán and other things gleaned from the parties’ media policies

General election ads: Meta complaint made over alleged failure to publish data

General election Meta ads complaint made over information delay

Services operated by tech companies TikTok, X and Meta ‘exposed to terrorist content’, media regulator finds

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

Politicians issued with safety advice on how to respond to threats, ‘deepfake’ images and racism

The Garda and Coimisiún na Meán information pack for candidates comes against a backdrop of an increasingly hostile online environment for politicians

Broadcast moratorium made no sense and had to go

Original motivation for the regulator’s now-scrapped guidance reveals just how outdated it had become

Broadcast moratorium to be scrapped and new requirement to tackle election misinformation introduced

Coimisiún na Meán lifts longstanding ban on broadcasters, which has been in place since 1997

Coimisiún na Meán could lose staff due to ‘negative work culture’, report warns

Regulator faces challenges in its relationship with department, Deloitte finds

Light touch regulation did not work with banks and won’t work for video sharing platforms like TikTok

Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code for video-sharing platforms contains echoes of the 2008 banking crisis

Coimisiún na Meán ‘finalising’ decision on future of broadcast moratorium

Broadcasters and the Electoral Commission have called for it to be abolished

Is the Republic’s online safety code up to the task?

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

Regulating social media is an impossible job but someone has got to at least try

Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code is as much about what it doesn’t do as what it does

New online safety code to protect children on social platforms including Facebook, YouTube and TikTok

Coimisiún na Meán’s code will affect all video-sharing platforms with EU headquarters in Ireland

Kneecap: Could Ireland be on track for its second international feature Oscar nomination?

In 2023, An Cailín Ciúin secured Ireland’s first ever nomination in this category. Could Kneecap make it twice in three years?

The Irish Times view on porn and sexual violence: an undeniable link

What is clear is that the current environment is causing serious harm, in particular for women

RTÉ was in the GPO before and it didn’t work. Here’s a better idea for the Donnybrook campus

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

Irish-Nigerian businesswoman says she was bombarded with abuse as her activism increased

Mamobo Ogoro’s Gorm Gathering aims to bring together creatives from all backgrounds to share their stories

Media regulator to carry out regular reviews into RTÉ public funding under new proposed reforms

Legislation will ‘enhance accountability, transparency and value-for-money in our public service media’, says Minister

Public funding remains elusive for independent radio

Deeply disappointed IBI members are calling for urgent Government intervention in the sector as budget and election beckon

Tensions unpicked between Coimisiún na Meán and Department of Media

Media regulator has grown rapidly but has argued internal corporate practices it inherited from its predecessor not fit for a larger organisation

New media watchdog sought to spend up to €2m on furniture for Ballsbridge offices

Coimisiún na Meán's furniture budget is €500,000 but sought higher sum in case it expands in future

Regulator expressed strong concerns with TikTok about content featuring self-harm, misogyny

Coimisiún na Meán held meeting with tech firm after RTÉ investigation and report by DCU Anti-Bullying Centre

Independent broadcasters question workability of reporting schemes

Independent broadcasters not happy

Ireland’s tech regulators and gardaí to brief Ministers on improving online safety

‘We find ourselves at an important juncture in terms of regulating the digital world,’ Taoiseach says

Media regulator opens review into how social media platforms deal with illegal online content

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

Riots, online safety and rights prove awkward bedfellows

Legislators are struggling to balance protection on the one hand and with the need to avoid disproportionate restriction on the other

Ireland has vowed to get tough on social media platforms - what are the options?

Taoiseach to convene meeting of State agencies and other stakeholders as concerns about online threats and inflammatory content escalate

Temu runs €720m in revenue through Irish subsidiary

Fast-growing online consumer goods site moved ‘principal executive offices’ from Shanghai to Dublin in 2022

TG4 seeks €13.6m to set up news operation free of RTÉ editorial control

News service provided by RTÉ to TG4 is ‘no longer fit for purpose’, says TG4 boss Alan Esslemont

Need for Coimisiún na Meán’s new journalism schemes tells its own story

Public should benefit from media regulator’s allocation of €6m to two funds that will support local reporting

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