Deepfake AI video depicting Catherine Connolly quitting presidential race removed by Meta
Independent candidate in race for Áras condemns video, calling it ‘a disgraceful attempt to mislead voters’
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The Irish Times view on the transatlantic tech battle: Ireland on the front line
As a sovereign state and member of the EU, the country must preserve its own right to regulate
Trump administration wants Irish Government to press EU for more political speech protections
Washington believes government bans on disinformation or hate speech are generally not permissible
RTÉ postpones Moriarty tribunal programme because of election
Postponement of Scannal followed due diligence to comply with election guidelines, RTÉ says
Hollowing out of democracy is secondary to the profits of big tech
Social media companies should be legally bound to reveal identities of those who threaten politicians
Message from the Editor: The politics of contempt
Violence and harassment towards politicians has become an urgent democratic challenge in Ireland
Politicians under attack: ‘In the space of an hour five people called me a c**t’
Political figures share their experiences of being abused and attacked, security arrangements they have put in place and the limitations it has placed on their daily lives
The longer Joanna Donnelly’s Drivetime interview goes on, the more we worry
On RTÉ Radio 1, the ambitions of the palpably sincere meteorologist can sound slightly delusional. Unusually, Cormac Ó hEadhra decides to ease off
The Irish Times view on online threats to politicians: an existential danger to democracy
Threats of violence – particularly if aimed at families – are not mere overheated expressions of dissent
Election candidates face a barrage of abuse online, research reveals
Abuse includes death threats and threats of violence
Age verification: The fact is, nobody wants to show their passport to a porn site
Governments are moving from finger-wagging to mandates on adult content
Ireland is exposed as Maga right attempts to take on Big Tech regulation
Concerns are growing that EU officials regulating Big Tech could face US visa bans
X wants to appeal High Court ruling dismissing Coimisiún na Meán case
Company formerly known as Twitter alleged media regulator engaged in ‘overreach’ in approach to restrictions on some video content
Irish regulators take aim at Big Tech, but how will the online safety code be implemented?
Failure to meet protection obligations will mean fines of up to €20 million or 10 per cent of platform’s annual turnover
The Irish Times view on X’s court defeat: the conflict will continue
The digital economy has become a key arena of US-EU competition
Ireland’s online safety code can continue but further legal challenges likely over regulation
Government believes code is crucial in protecting children from dangers in digital world
State agencies to implement new rules aiming to enhance transparency in political ads
Introduction of alcohol warning labels to be deferred for two years, Ministers to hear
Journalist brings High Court challenge after Press Council rejects local website’s membership bid
Founder of Cork’s Tripe+Drisheen news site says industry body failed to give adequate reasons for its refusal
What are the new online safety regulations that Big Tech is unhappy about – and will they work?
X has already launched High Court action for ‘regulatory overreach’ in advance of rules being implemented on Monday
Might cuts reduce RTÉ to a newsdesk with a few commissioning editors attached?
Many planned reforms to be implemented once Broadcasting Bill becomes law
Public funds for commercial broadcasters in limbo over EU state aid concerns
Some €6m was set aside in Budget 2025 to be shared between Virgin Media Television and commercial radio stations
Levy on streaming platforms could raise about €20 million per year for sector
Broadcast charge could be ‘quick fix’ for sector, committee hears
More people in Ireland paying for news than ever before
Interest in news increased in Ireland this year, with 56%of people ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ interested, well ahead of UK, EU and the US
Sky Television ‘seems happy to take advantage’ of my trusting, elderly aunt
Pricewatch receives two similar stories connected to Sky Television involving older people
Classic Hits owner acquires Galway Bay FM for ‘seven-figure sum’
Outgoing shareholders said there had been ‘several interested parties’ vying for control of radio station
Challenge by X to Irish media regulator’s online safety rules set to begin this week
Coimisiún na Meán to contest claims it engaged in regulatory overreach in parts of new online safety code
The JNLRs tell us young people love radio. Seriously?
If the results for 15- to 34-year-olds do not make sense, then what price the rest of the listenership survey?
Press Council to review membership criteria amid ‘rapid change’ in industry
Cork newsletter has received ‘zero clarity’ around the rejection of its application for membership
Netflix levy: Amazon warned Government that Trump administration could consider charge as a ‘further tax’ on US firms
Expert advice commissioned by Coimisiún na Meán argued in favour of introducing such a levy on a sliding scale
Banning teens from using social media a ‘blunt instrument’, health professionals told
Position paper on online wellbeing launched on Friday calls on Government to take more action to protect children online
‘Netflix levy’: Government decided not to go ahead with content charge despite expert advice
Government was urged to introduce content levy at ‘earliest possible date’ to fund domestic film and TV production
Letters to the Editor, May 2nd: On the housing crisis, Kneecap and noisy train passengers
New role of housing tsar ‘risks becoming yet another layer of bureaucracy’
Online safety commissioner ‘deeply concerned’ at rise of AI-generated child sex-abuse images
Coimisiún na Meán is engaging regularly with online platforms over such material
Media regulator made ‘big mistake’ in not tackling algorithms in online safety code, Dáil hears
Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore warns of ‘endless, relentless toxic feeds’ to children ‘in doom loop’
Writers’ Guild dismayed at Minister for Media’s lack of support for Netflix content levy
Representative body for writers warns Patrick O’Donovan that decision puts their economic livelihoods at risk
Streaming service levy would need ministerial sign-off under Cabinet-backed plan
Minister for Media says he does not support a levy on streaming services at the moment
Netflix levy plan set to be blocked as viewers are already ‘paying enough’
People using television-streaming services are ‘paying enough’, says Minister for Media
Would a united Ireland really say goodbye to the BBC?
No better example of the complex relationships not just between North and South but between Ireland and Britain than our intertwined media ecologies
From marriage equality referendum to Edna O’Brien: Coimisiún na Meán allocates funding for new shows
The money, which comes chiefly from the television licence fee, has been awarded to 84 television and radio projects
Media regulator announces €5.7m in new funding for local news and court reporting
Coimisiún na Meán awards majority of grants to local media outlets
Coimisiún na Meán to play key role in European Commission case against TikTok over election integrity
Coimisiún na Meán will contribute ‘expertise and analysis to the case’
Meta ordered to take action after Facebook found to be exposed to ‘terrorist content’
Examples of terrorist content can include photos of crime scenes glorifying terrorist acts, or posts or comments which incite, solicit or advocate for the commission of terrorist offences
Elon Musk’s X accuses Ireland’s media watchdog of ‘regulatory overreach’
Twitter International takes issue with new Online Safety Code’s approach to “restricted” video content
New online safety code in the crosshairs as Elon Musk’s X takes media regulator to the High Court
Big tech fears more stringent rules being applied to their online platforms under a series of domestic and EU laws
Watchdogs split oversight of gambling advertisements
New betting regulator agrees deal with Advertising Standards Authority to help streamline complaints
Catherine Martin’s greatest legacy as Minister for Media hangs in the balance
It’s a cliffhanger moment for the Irish screen industry. Will producers here be boosted by the kind of levy on streamers now commonly found across the EU?
Manifesto media pledges — ‘Netflix levy’, legal reform in 100 days and €500m a year for RTÉ
Election 2024: Sinn Féin remembers Coimisiún na Meán and other things gleaned from the parties’ media policies
General election ads: Meta complaint made over alleged failure to publish data
General election Meta ads complaint made over information delay
Services operated by tech companies TikTok, X and Meta ‘exposed to terrorist content’, media regulator finds
Coimisiún na Meán said that the three companies would have to take specific measures to protect their services from being used for the dissemination of terrorist content
Politicians issued with safety advice on how to respond to threats, ‘deepfake’ images and racism
The Garda and Coimisiún na Meán information pack for candidates comes against a backdrop of an increasingly hostile online environment for politicians
Broadcast moratorium made no sense and had to go
Original motivation for the regulator’s now-scrapped guidance reveals just how outdated it had become
Broadcast moratorium to be scrapped and new requirement to tackle election misinformation introduced
Coimisiún na Meán lifts longstanding ban on broadcasters, which has been in place since 1997
Coimisiún na Meán could lose staff due to ‘negative work culture’, report warns
Regulator faces challenges in its relationship with department, Deloitte finds
Light touch regulation did not work with banks and won’t work for video sharing platforms like TikTok
Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code for video-sharing platforms contains echoes of the 2008 banking crisis
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