Online safety
04.02.2025 / 04.02.2025 by Maeve Heslin
Coimisiún na Meán is calling on children, parents, carers and teachers around Ireland to take part This year’s Safer Internet Day takes place next Tuesday, 11 February. Co-ordinated here in Ireland by Webwise (the Irish Internet Safety Awareness Centre), 2025 marks the 22nd anniversary of this important EU-wide event. The theme this year is incredibly […]
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16.12.2024 / 14.01.2025 by Aoife Molloy
An Coimisiún determines that Meta (in respect of Facebook) services are ‘exposed to terrorist content’ An Coimisiún decision follows the notification of two or more final removal orders to this provider from EU competent authorities in the last 12 months The provider will now have to take specific measures to prevent services from being used […]
16.12.2024 / 13.01.2025 by Aoife Molloy
As Ireland’s regulator for online safety, Coimisiún na Meán has developed rules and regulations within the Online Safety Code, which are rooted in Irish and EU legislation, following extensive consultation. Under the Online Safety Code, video-sharing platforms are obliged to put measures in place to protect children from harmful content online, have age assurance measures […]
13.11.2024 / 14.01.2025 by Aoife Molloy
An Coimisiún determines that TikTok, X and Meta (in respect of Instagram) services are ‘exposed to terrorist content’ An Coimisiún decision follows the notification of two or more final removal orders to these providers from EU competent authorities in the last 12 months Providers will now have to take specific measures to prevent services from […]
08.11.2024 / 12.12.2024 by Aoife Molloy
Coimisiún na Meán and An Garda Síochána have today (8th November) published an Information Pack for all election candidates running in the upcoming General Election. The aim of this pack is to provide information on the roles of An Garda Síochána and Coimisiún na Meán, and to offer guidance for candidates on what to do […]
21.10.2024 / 15.01.2025 by Aoife Molloy
Binding online safety rules will apply to Irish-based video-sharing platforms Coimisiún na Meán has today (21.10.2024) published the finalised Online Safety Code. The Code sets binding rules applying to video-sharing platforms who have their EU headquarters in Ireland. The general obligations contained in the Code will apply from next month and platforms will have an […]
29.08.2024 / 17.01.2025 by Naomi Temple
Coimisiún na Meán welcomes the conclusion of the Technical Regulations Information System (TRIS) process in relation to the Online Safety Code. An Coimisiún notes that no comments on the Online Safety Code were received from the European Commission or other EU member states and we intend to adopt and apply the Online Safety Code to […]
Online safety Updates
08.08.2024 / 18.11.2024 by Aoife Molloy
In recent weeks, we have seen a rise in threats of violence online directed at politicians, public figures, and members of their families. This activity can have a hugely negative impact on those targeted and undermines our democracy. Online abuse directed at elected representatives can have a chilling effect on democracy. Threatening violence online is […]
21.06.2024 / 17.01.2025 by Naomi Temple
We welcome the Court’s Judgment and the confirmation of our designation of Reddit and Tumblr as Video-Sharing Platform Services. We are moving forward with our draft Online Safety Code and expect to have it in place later this year, as part of our overall Online Safety Framework. We are committed to using our full range […]
13.06.2024 / 17.01.2025 by Naomi Temple
Coimisiún na Meán has today (13 June) published the decision-making process it will use to determine if a hosting service provider (HSP) in Ireland is exposed to terrorist content online. Social media platforms, web hosting services and cloud services are examples of HSPs. If a hosting service provider is found to be exposed to terrorist […]
