08 Nov, 2024 Radical new rules for media platforms as Coimisiún na Mean publishes Ireland’s first Online Safety Code By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Emer McEntaggart Claire O'Brien Michael Twomey Sarah Kelly +3 more... Show less Introduction On 21 October 2024, Coimisiún na Mean (CNaM) published Ireland’s first Online Safety Code (Code). Essentially, the Code...
20 Aug, 2024 Irish Government launches next phase in defamation law overhaul By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Michael Twomey Emer McEntaggart Sarah Kelly +2 more... Show less The Irish Government has published the next phase of its plan to overhaul Irish defamation law. The Defamation (Amendment) Bill (Bill),...
25 Jul, 2024 Irish High Court Decisions bring clarity with victory for Coimisiún na Meán By Emer McEntaggart Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Claire O'Brien Sarah Kelly +2 more... Show less The designation of Tumblr and Reddit as Video-Sharing Platform Services (VSPS) by Coimisiún na Meán (CNaM), the Irish Media Commission,...
02 May, 2024 Commission Guidelines on Systematic Risks - Electoral Processes By Gavin Woods Heidi Waem Darach Connolly Claire O'Brien Emer McEntaggart +2 more... Show less Introduction 2024 has been tipped as not just an election year but “the election year”, with at least 64 countries plus the EU electing...
21 Feb, 2024 DSA: What's happening on the ground in Ireland? By Emer McEntaggart Darach Connolly Gavin Woods Claire O'Brien Sarah Kelly +2 more... Show less What is the latest news? This week, the Irish Digital Services Act 2024 (Irish DSA) formally entered into law to give further effect to...
30 Jun, 2023 Digital Services Act: Zalando challenges VLOP designation By Emer McEntaggart Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Heidi Waem +1 more... Show less In this post, we look at what constitutes a very large online platform (VLOP) or very large online search engine (VLOSE), who has been...
22 Jun, 2023 Media Commission in Ireland announces its plans for online safety and implementation of the Digital Services Act for 2023 By Emer McEntaggart Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Michael Twomey +1 more... Show less On 20 June, the Media Commission in Ireland (Commission), three months after its establishment under the Online Safety and Media...
23 Feb, 2023 Ireland enacts its Online Safety and Media Regulation Act and appoints its first Media Commission By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Emer McEntaggart CHANGE IS HERE After many years of debate, Ireland has finally adopted bold new rules on online content which are expected to...