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’
Coimisiún na Meán
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’
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