Terrorist Content Online Regulation
The Terrorist Content Online Regulation (TCOR) counteracts the dissemination of terrorist content on the internet and to ensure the speedy removal of terrorist content by hosting service providers.
An Garda Síochána is Ireland’s competent authority for issuing removal orders to hosting services providers under the TCO Regulation. Providers have one hour to remove terrorist content when they receive a removal order.
Coimisiún na Meán is Ireland’s competent authority to decide whether hosting service providers are “exposed” to terrorist content under Article 5 of the TCOR. We are also Ireland’s competent authority to impose penalties on providers for not complying with TCOR.
We oversee how hosting service providers exposed to terrorist content take specific measures to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content to the public. This involves assessing the mitigating steps hosting service providers take and looking at issues relating to reporting, remedy and further mitigation.
Decision framework
On 13 June 2024 we published our Decision Framework on Hosting Service Provider Exposure to Terrorist Content. This describes the steps Coimisiún na Meán will follow when deciding if a hosting service provider is exposed to terrorist content.
Competent Authorities should send Removal Orders to Coimisiún na Meán and any other Terrorist Content Online Regulation queries to [email protected]
Further information relating to the Designation of legal representatives (PDF) under Article 17.
We address terrorist content under the TCO Regulation along with other pieces of legislation in the Online Safety Framework, including the Digital Services Act and our Online Safety Code.
Decisions
On 13 November 2024, Coimisiún na Meán took a decision that the three hosting providers below are exposed to terrorist content:
- TikTok Technology Limited (PDF),
- Twitter International Unlimited Company (PDF) and
- Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, in respect of the service Instagram (PDF).
Read more: Determination made under Terrorist Content Online Regulation
On 16 December 2024, Coimisiún na Meán took a decision that the hosting provider below is exposed to terrorist content:
Read more: Additional determination made under Terrorist Content Online Regulation