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On 18 December 2024, the Dutch Media Authority (Commissariaat voor de Media – CvdM) and the video-sharing platform Snapchat, jointly adopted a code of conduct under the Dutch Media Act, which implements the EU’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) (see IRIS 2021-1/24). Snapchat is a video-sharing platform and app “designed for people ages 13 and up” which operates throughout the EU, and is established in the Netherlands. Notably, Snapchat is considered a video-sharing platform under the Dutch Media Act and the AVMSD. Under Article 3a(3) of the Dutch Media Act, video-sharing...

On 26 November, AGCOM (Italy’s Communications Authority) launched a 45-day public consultation through Resolution No. 472/24/CONS. The initiative aims to redefine the term "influencer" and introduce a new code of conduct tailored to the evolving influencer landscape. These measures are the result of collaborative efforts by a technical working group established under the same resolution. The consultation proposes the introduction of the notion of “relevant influencers”, defined as those who meet at least one of the following criteria: at least 500 000 subscribers...

The Loi visant à sécuriser et réguler l'espace numérique (Law aiming to secure and regulate the digital space – SREN) of 21 May 2024 contains provisions aimed at preventing minors from accessing pornographic websites in accordance with Article 227-24 of the Penal Code, and requires the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (the French audiovisual regulator – ARCOM) to publish a framework document setting out minimum technical standards to be met by age verification systems. Published on 22 October,...

On 1 October 2024, the Dutch Media Authority (‘Commissariaat voor de Media’) published the report ‘Young people, news and social media. A look at the future of the news’. It posits that since young people increasingly rely on social media rather than traditional media to stay updated on current events, news consumption, in general, is undergoing both massive and permanent transformation. The media routines that young people are developing now determine their media behaviour in the future. The report highlights the main implications of the increasing role of social media...

The Irish regulator, Coimisiún na Meán (the Commission), adopted the final Online Safety Code (the Code) on 10 October and published it on 21 October, completing the Commission's overall online safety framework. This framework makes digital services accountable for how they protect users, and in particular children, from harm online. It comes in response to Section 139K of the Broadcasting Act 2009, and is designed to ensure that VSP providers take reasonable steps to provide the protections set out in Article 28b(1)(a), (b) and (c) and Article 28b(2), including the measures...