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On 20 June 2024, the High Court of Ireland confirmed the designation by Coimisiún na Meán (the Commission), the Irish media regulator, of online platforms Reddit and Tumblr as video-sharing platform (VSP) services. Under the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act of 2022 (OSMR Act), the Commission was granted the power to designate online services as VSPs, to which the online safety code to be drafted by the Commission may apply. The Commission issued ten designation notices (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Udemy, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, Pinterest, Tumblr and Reddit) at the end of 2023,...

On 13 June 2024, Coimisiún na Meán (“the Commission”), the Irish media regulatory authority, published a Decision Framework on hosting service providers’ (HSP) exposure to terrorist content. Designated as a competent authority under Regulation (EU) 2021/784 addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online ("TCOR"), the Commission is required to determine whether an HSP is exposed to terrorist content, and if this is the case, to notify the said HSP. The Framework therefore sets out (1) a step-by-step approach to deeming an HSP as exposed to...

On 23 May 2024, the Coimisiún na Meán (Irish media regulatory authority) published an Information Pack for candidates to the local and European elections, held on 7 June in Ireland. The aim of this pack was to provide information on the role of the Irish media regulatory authority and to offer guidance for candidates on what to do when they are faced with harmful and/or illegal content online. The Pack includes further information on the rights of users when their post is removed for allegedly going against the platform's community standards under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The...

Following its public consultation launched between 8 December 2023 and 31 January 2024, and consultation with its Youth Advisory Committee, Coimisiún na Meán, the Irish regulator, published an updated draft Online Safety Code on 27 May 2024. The Code, which will apply to video-sharing platforms (VSPs) headquartered in Ireland, was submitted to the European Commission on the same day. Back in December 2023, Coimisiún na Meán had already designated 10 VSP providers as falling under its jurisdiction (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, TikTok, Tumblr,...

On 30 April 2024, the Irish media regulator Coimisiún na Meán published Guidelines in Respect of Broadcast Coverage of Elections (hereinafter “the Guidelines”), in advance of the European and local elections and the election for a directly elected Mayor of Limerick, scheduled to be held on 7 June 2024. These Guidelines were developed further to Rule 27 of the Code of Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs (hereinafter “the Code”), reviewed in 2022. The Guidelines apply only to broadcasters (excluding print, social media, audiovisual...