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AGCOM – Italy’s Communications Authority and designated Digital Services Coordinator – has formally adopted its Guidelines and Code of Conduct for Influencers. Given the relevance and innovative scope of the matter, AGCOM established a dedicated multi-stakeholder working group, involving representatives of the industry and institutional actors, to develop a shared framework. The draft text was subsequently submitted to a public consultation process at the end of 2024 (see IRIS 2025-1:1/18 and 2024-2:1/26). The final Guidelines revise the initial version adopted in 2024, integrating...

Webgroup Czech Republic AS and NKL Associates SRO raised a priority question of constitutionality in support of their requests for the annulment of decision no. 2024-20 of 9 October 2024 of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (the French audiovisual regulator – ARCOM). The ARCOM decision concerns the reference framework for determining the minimum technical requirements applicable to age verification systems designed to prevent minors from accessing pornographic content, and was issued in accordance with Article 10(I) of the Law of...

On 23 May 2025, the Irish national media regulatory authority, Coimisiún na Meán (the Media Commission) de-designated Reddit as a video-sharing platform (VSP) service. The de-designation does not come as an indication that the initial designation of the service was incorrect, but due to the fact that service provider of Reddit is no longer under the jurisdiction of Ireland, and therefore not subject to the Media Commission’s online safety codes. Reddit had been designated as a VSP services at the end of 2023, when the Media Commission issued a series of notices to services...

Many significant developments for the cultural sector emerged from the recent meeting of EU ministers for education, youth, culture, and sports, held on 12 and 13 May 2025. The Council of the EU adopted conclusions on assessing the legal framework for audiovisual media services and video-sharing platform services, in anticipation of the upcoming evaluation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). Additionally, the Council adopted conclusions on supporting young artists and cultural and creative professionals as they begin their careers. Key priorities for the audiovisual sector: Ministers...

AGCOM, the Italian Communications Authority and Digital Services Coordinator, has officially approved the regulation on age verification for access to online platforms providing adult content. The measure aims to ensure minors are effectively protected from the dangers of the internet. The new regulation, annexed to Resolution No. 96/25/CONS, sets out the compulsory procedures for video-sharing platforms and websites offering adult content in Italy to verify users’ age (so-called age assurance or age verification). This initiative enforces Article 13-bis of Legislative Decree No. 123 of...