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This year
2024
Ireland is being fined €10,000 a day for a delay in changing online safety rules
Social media companies refuse to support government’s calls for age verification measures
Media regulator partially upholds complaint against TG4 Creeslough documentary for causing harm
Posts targeting migrants remained online during riots despite 5pm plea from online safety tsar
Niamh Hodnett was appointed last year to fight harmful content online.
Niamh Hodnett contacted major social media firms on evening of 23 November to warn about potential for violence.
Posts calling for migrants to be "killed" were shared on social platforms as riots unfolded.
Immigrant Council of Ireland warned about the proliferation of such posts and called for posters to be investigated.
Tumblr latest platform to challenge Ireland’s incoming online safety regulations
Reddit takes Ireland's media regulator to court in bid to overturn online safety designation
The website was named on a list of ten designated video sharing platforms last week by Coimisiún na Meán.
Reddit Inc is seeking to overturn Coimisiún na Meán's attempt to place the website on a designated list of video sharing platforms.
The company, which is represented by legal firm A&L Goodbody, has filed for a judicial review against the media watchdog.
Last year
2023
X responds to Justice Minister's claim that it did not engage with gardaí during Dublin riot
McEntee seeks meeting with X over posts that 'fuelled' Dublin riots
Ireland's new media regulator explains how his team will tackle the most harmful online content
Martin could seek stricter rules on ads for products that could be harmful for climate
Coimisiún na Meán: Ireland's new watchdog on using 'teeth' to take on social media giants