Technology watchdogs warn Government they are under-resourced in face of growing workload – The Irish Times
The State’s regulators charged with overseeing the US tech and social media giants based in the Republic have…
State could nationalise social media platforms, says TD
The State could “nationalise” online platforms and use them to promote “whatever we choose”, an Irish ‘online safety’…
X will face ‘full rigours of the law’, says Minister for AI – The Irish Times
Social media giant X “will face the full rigours of the law” in Ireland over its Grok nudification…
Gráinne Seoige calls on Government to pass law criminalising AI-generated fake nude images – The Irish Times
Gráinne Seoige, the former TV presenter and one-time election candidate, has called on politicians to conduct an urgent…
Elon Musk and X granted High Court permission to challenge Coimisiún na Meán investigation – The Irish Times
Elon Musk and social media giant X have been granted permission by the High Court to challenge an…
Looming revenue pressure for RTÉ with 25% of people watching less than minute of TV weekly – The Irish Times
RTÉ is facing cash pressures in the forthcoming years and saw reform efforts stall in the period leading…
TikTok and LinkedIn under investigation by Coimisiún na Meán – The Irish Times
Irish social media regulators have opened formal investigations into the online safety mechanisms of TikTok and LinkedIn in…
Children watched Charlie Kirk’s death online and see pornography daily, committee told – The Irish Times
Irish children as young as 10 watched footage of US conservative influencer Charlie Kirk being shot dead in…
Irish regulator launches investigation into X over handling of reports from users
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Audience attitudes to ‘offensive’ content changing
Audience attitudes towards “harmful” and “offensive” media in Ireland are changing, according to research from media regulator, Coimisiún…
‘In the space of an hour five people called me a c**t’ – The Irish Times
After Tánaiste Simon Harris and his family were threatened online last weekend gardaí quickly identified a Dublin woman…