Ireland’s tech regulators and gardaí to brief Ministers on improving online safety
‘We find ourselves at an important juncture in terms of regulating the digital world,’ Taoiseach says
‘We find ourselves at an important juncture in terms of regulating the digital world,’ Taoiseach says
An initial information-gathering process by Coimisiún na Meán into how social media platforms deal with illegal online content could ultimately be expanded into an investigation or enforcement action
Legislators are struggling to balance protection on the one hand and with the need to avoid disproportionate restriction on the other
Taoiseach to convene meeting of State agencies and other stakeholders as concerns about online threats and inflammatory content escalate
Fast-growing online consumer goods site moved ‘principal executive offices’ from Shanghai to Dublin in 2022
News service provided by RTÉ to TG4 is ‘no longer fit for purpose’, says TG4 boss Alan Esslemont
Public should benefit from media regulator’s allocation of €6m to two funds that will support local reporting
Funds designed to support public interest journalism at a time when news sector is under pressure, says Minister for Media
If RTÉ is moving away from its DNA, outsourcing key programmes and limiting what it makes in-house, then what is it for?
Social media platform is the subject of a complaint to the media regulator that it breached the EU Digital Services Act
News and information overload a ‘common complaint’, Reuters Institute digital news report finds, but more people now pay for news
Government has given approval for staffing levels at media and online safety regulator Coimisiún na Meán to increase to 200
Coimisiún na Meán accused of doing ‘U-turn’ by removing measures to address toxic algorithms
Imposing an artificial silence on the eve of polling undermines broadcasters and risks damaging democracy
Tumblr says designation will have very serious consequences
Up to half of sixth class pupils included in Snapchat groups in some schools
Coimisiún na Meán has opened up consultations on its local democracy and courts reporting schemes – it’s a landmark moment for news publishers
Coimisiún na Meán to follow up reports to its contact centre with relevant digital services companies
Disadvantaged groups, however, continue to be disproportionately affected by an overall rise obesity over the past 30-plus years
Site claims it is ‘clearly not’ a video-sharing platform
Ireland has an opportunity to be the Digital Services Act’s model regulator. But some chances have already been squandered
EU directive aimed at illegal activity and disinformation online comes into effect across all member states
As a new regulator-backed website suggests, decisions about media aimed at an Irish audience are often taken overseas
Current technology won’t accomplish Coimisiún na Meán’s ‘gold standard’ proposals to verify users accessing inappropriate internet content
Karlin Lillington: The strange hybrid Coimisiún na Meán faces great challenges and one mooted porn registry idea is mega-scale bonkers
Second technology giant to take judicial review against Coimisiún na Meán after being designated a ‘video-sharing platform’
Social media platform outlines reasons behind its legal challenge, arguing it should not be included alongside likes of YouTube and TikTok
Reddit takes judicial review over designation as ‘video-sharing platform’ for regulation purposes
Radio: There’s a frisson of payback as Liveline host’s concerns about Bauer Media’s Cash Machine game are shared by the Drivetime team
Safety code with potential fines of up to €20m would not cover porn sites based abroad but moves here could set pace for broader EU efforts, regulators believe
Robust age verification technology will be required to ensure children are not exposed to pornography
Coimisiún na Meán says move by Dublin’s Q102 to simulcast presenter’s Virgin Radio UK show will not undermine media plurality
Dizzy Deliveries is a 13-episode children’s TV show with Lámh signs which first aired on RTÉJr in October 2022
Community-themed programmes among those to receive money under the regulator’s Sound & Vision scheme
O’Neill’s jersey sales, media regulator’s new hires, insolvency fun in Amsterdam, Tirlán recruits McConalogue’s adviser
Press Ombudsman Susan McKay has said there is nothing to stop a person making a complaint under the Code of Practice and following it up by going to law if they so wish
Coimisiún na Meán signs lease with Iput for Ballsbridge offices capable of accommodating over 200 workers
We have EU-wide responsibilities that are enormous in scale and consequence
Broadcasting regulator Coimisiún na Meán sought commitments on Irish language services when renewing Galway Bay FM contract
8radio.com celebrates 10th birthday with call for more recognition of niche channels
Any Other Business: DAA noise monitoring plan, Ireland’s AI ambassador and Eddie O’Connor’s vineyard venture
Revenue continues to decline following the controversy around misreported payments to presenter Ryan Tubridy
Meta president for global affairs Nick Clegg raised the issue of staffing at Coimisiún na Meán at least twice with the Taoiseach
Broadcaster’s managing director seeks ‘more equitable’ public service funding model
Coimisiún na Meán set out work programme for coming nine months
Irish news outlets tend to make a virtue of their heritage but maybe now is the time for a fresher approach
Government must ensure that all of the voices and talents of this generation of artists are heard
Only 28% of 18 to 24 year-olds report strong interest in news, down from 53% seven years ago, finds Reuters Institute digital news report
Alan Esslemont tells Celtic Media Festival that Government eyes have stopped rolling and he is hopeful ‘things can change’
Newly published acetate disc collection shows the past is a foreign, more humble country
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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