Irish media regulator opens formal investigation into X over child access
The probe will examine whether X’s age checks and parental controls meet rules aimed at keeping children from pornography and violent content.
- On Tuesday, Ireland's media regulator Coimisiún na Meán launched its first formal investigation into X, examining potential failures in age assurance and parental control systems designed to protect children.
- Regulators argue that X's reliance on self-declaration for age verification is ineffective, potentially exposing children to pornography or gratuitous violence without proper safeguards.
- CnaM's Digital Services Commissioner John Evans stated that platforms allowing users under 16 must provide effective, accessible parental controls enabling guardians to manage their children's digital experiences.
- X faces potential administrative sanctions for violations, including fines of up to €20m or 10 per cent of relevant annual turnover, whichever is greater, under the Online Safety Code.
- European Union authorities are managing five other platform investigations under the Digital Services Act, reflecting broader regulatory efforts to address social media harms affecting children.
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Ireland's Media Regulator Takes First Swing at X Under New Online Safety Rules
Ireland's media regulator opened its first formal probe under the Online Safety Code into X over weak age checks and hard-to-find parental controls that fail to shield children from pornography and extreme violence. With fines up to 10% of turnover possible, the case tests the platform's layered verification system against strict EU-backed standards.
The Irish media regulator announced on Tuesday the opening of an investigation into social network X to determine whether it does enough to prevent children from having access to pornographic or violent content, reports AFP, taken over by Agerpres. This investigation is the first officially opened on the basis of the online security code established by the Irish media regulator.
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welingelichtekringen.nlThe Irish media watchdog has launched an investigation into X due to concerns that the social media platform has violated age limit and parental control rules. The regulator is examining, among other things, whether X has taken effective measures to verify age, so that videos intended for adults cannot, as a rule, be viewed by children.
Irish media regulator opens formal investigation into X over child safety and age assurance controls
In a latest tech update, Ireland’s media watchdog, Coimisiún na Meán, has opened a formal investigation into social media platform X to determine whether the company is doing...
Investigation marks 1st formal probe under Ireland's Online Safety Code
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