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

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Media Literacy, News

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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” »

Submission to the National Counter Disinformation Strategy’s Public Consultation

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News, Policy

EDMO Ireland made the following submission to the Submission to the National Counter Disinformation Strategy’s Public Consultation: Counter Disinformation and protect freedom of speech using a rights based approach This is a rights-based strategy. Measures to counter disinformation must uphold human rights, including the freedom of expression. In addition, all members of society should be … Read More “Submission to the National Counter Disinformation Strategy’s Public Consultation” »

Consultation opens on the National Counter Disinformation Strategy

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News, Policy

A public consultation has opened for the National Counter Disinformation Strategy. EDMO Ireland is an invited member of the working group that is developing the strategy. Following five months of meetings and presentations, including presentations by EDMO’s Eileen Culloty and Kirsty Park, the working group came up with a scoping paper. It identifies a range … Read More “Consultation opens on the National Counter Disinformation Strategy” »

Major Platforms Disinformation Fight Under Scrutiny in new CoP Monitor Report

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News, Policy

The biggest platforms claim they take the fight against disinformation seriously, however, the evidence they provide for this claim is lacking. That’s according to the CoP Monitor, a new report led by EDMO Ireland Policy Lead Dr Kirsty Park.  The project was coordinated by the Ireland and GADMO hubs and features contributions from the ADMO and … Read More “Major Platforms Disinformation Fight Under Scrutiny in new CoP Monitor Report” »