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EDMO Ireland Working on a Media Literacy Toolkit for Third-Level Students

05/10/202405/05/2025 EDMO Admin

EDMO Ireland has been invited to co-develop a new open-access digital media literacy toolkit that will be offered to all undergraduate students at Munster Technological University (MTU) and shared across the wider technological university network in Ireland. The initiative, led by Dr Catherine Palmer at MTU, responds to growing national and international concern over the … Read More “EDMO Ireland Working on a Media Literacy Toolkit for Third-Level Students” »

EDMO work highlighted amid Taoiseach’s call for tougher online safety rules

05/08/202405/05/2025 EDMO Admin

News, Policy

EDMO Ireland Hub was cited in a recent Irish Independent report following Taoiseach Simon Harris’s call for stricter accountability from social media companies. Speaking ahead of a new binding online safety code due later this year, Mr Harris warned that company directors could be held personally responsible for harmful content hosted on their platforms. Dr … Read More “EDMO work highlighted amid Taoiseach’s call for tougher online safety rules” »

EDMO Coordinator appears at Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disinformation

29/06/202405/12/2024 EDMO Admin

News, Outreach, Policy

The Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media met on Wednesday 26th June for another meeting on “the State’s response to online disinformation and media / digital literacy, including social media and fake news”. Invited witnesses included officials from Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; representatives from the Working Group … Read More “EDMO Coordinator appears at Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disinformation” »

EDMO Ireland Disinformation Expert Warns Against Politicisation of ‘Disinformation’ Label

15/05/202405/05/2025 EDMO Admin

Elections, News, Policy

Dr Eileen Culloty of Dublin City University appeared on the Irish Times Inside Politics podcast this week to unpack the growing debate around disinformation and the challenges of regulating harmful content online. The episode, titled “Is the disinformation label useful anymore?”, explored how the term “disinformation” is increasingly weaponised in political discourse and misunderstood in … Read More “EDMO Ireland Disinformation Expert Warns Against Politicisation of ‘Disinformation’ Label” »

New EDMO campaign: Be Election Smart

29/04/202405/12/2024 EDMO Admin

Elections, Media Literacy, News

As the 2024 European Parliament elections approach, millions of Europeans will play a crucial role in shaping the future of European democracy by voting. At the same time, widespread disinformation campaigns intended to undermine the electoral process have been detected across the EU. In response to this pressing challenge, EDMO and the EDMO Hubs launched … Read More “New EDMO campaign: Be Election Smart” »

TheJournal launches Knowledge Bank to tackle misinformation and explain complex news

27/04/202404/05/2025 EDMO Admin

Factchecks, Media Literacy, News

TheJournal.ie has launched a new website called Knowledge Bank to help readers in Ireland better understand complex and controversial news topics — and to recognise the tactics used in the spread of misinformation. Available at factchecking.ie, the site offers explainers, myth-busting guides, and a practical toolkit with videos and tips on verifying images, spotting false … Read More “TheJournal launches Knowledge Bank to tackle misinformation and explain complex news” »

Deepfakes and Elections

19/03/202405/12/2024 EDMO Admin

Elections, News, Outreach

Writing in The Conversation, Eileen Culloty considers concerns about the role of deepfakes in upcoming elections. In 2016, disinformation caught many people off guard during the Brexit referendum and U.S. presidential election, prompting the emergence of an industry dedicated to analyzing and countering it. Despite extensive research, fact-checking initiatives, and government involvement, the issue remains … Read More “Deepfakes and Elections” »

EDMO Ireland presents at DSA and Platform Regulation Conference

28/02/202405/12/2024 EDMO Admin

News, Policy

Kirsty Park, EDMO Ireland’s Policy Lead, recently made an presentation at the DSA and Platform Regulation conference, held at the University of Amsterdam. Collaborating with Rabhya Mehrotra, their presentation delved into the diverse viewpoints regarding data access under Article 40 of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The conference was co-organized by the DSA Observatory, the … Read More “EDMO Ireland presents at DSA and Platform Regulation Conference” »

Submission to the public consultation on An Coimisiún Toghcháin’s first draft research programme

25/01/202405/12/2024 EDMO Admin

Elections, News, Policy

EDMO Ireland contributed to FuJo’s submission to the public consultation on An Coimisiún Toghcháin’s first draft research programme. The submission contained the following on electoral interference: When it comes to protecting Ireland’s democracy and electoral events, combating online electoral interference is of the utmost importance. We note that electoral interference may be interpreted in different … Read More “Submission to the public consultation on An Coimisiún Toghcháin’s first draft research programme” »

Invited submission on online disinformation and media/digital literacy to Oireachtas Committee

24/01/202405/12/2024 EDMO Admin

News, Policy

EDMO Ireland has provided a written submission to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media on theState’s response to online disinformation and media/digital literacy, including social media and fake news. The submission can be viewed below.