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Category: Policy

The Digital Services Act: An Initial Review

Posted on 05/05/202507/05/2025 By EDMO Admin
The Digital Services Act: An Initial Review
News, Policy

The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a landmark European regulation which seeks to protect Europe’s values and democratic principles in the online space, and to help counter the dissemination of illegal and harmful online content. The DSA entered into force in November 2022 and began to fully apply across the EU from February 2024. At … Read More “The Digital Services Act: An Initial Review” »

EDMO Ireland Researcher Begins Study on Impact of Disinformation on Young People for NYCI

Posted on 24/04/202504/05/2025 By EDMO Admin
EDMO Ireland Researcher Begins Study on Impact of Disinformation on Young People for NYCI
News, Policy

EDMO Ireland researcher Dr Shane Murphy has begun work on a new study for the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), focusing on the negative impact of misinformation and disinformation on young people in Ireland. NYCI, the national representative body for voluntary youth organisations, commissioned the research in response to growing concern about how false … Read More “EDMO Ireland Researcher Begins Study on Impact of Disinformation on Young People for NYCI” »

Government Publishes National Strategy to Tackle Disinformation, Assigns Key Role to EDMO Ireland

Posted on 18/04/202504/05/2025 By EDMO Admin
Government Publishes National Strategy to Tackle Disinformation, Assigns Key Role to EDMO Ireland
News, Policy

The Irish Government has published a long-awaited national strategy to counter disinformation, warning of the escalating threat false and misleading content poses to democracy, trust in public institutions, and civic life. The strategy outlines a comprehensive set of actions — from boosting fact-checking capacity to expanding media literacy training — and calls for a whole-of-society … Read More “Government Publishes National Strategy to Tackle Disinformation, Assigns Key Role to EDMO Ireland” »

Joint submission on researcher access to platform data

Posted on 13/12/202413/12/2024 By EDMO Admin
Joint submission on researcher access to platform data
News, Policy

DCU FuJo and the UCD Centre for Digital Policy have made a joint submission to the Public Consultation on the draft delegated act (article 40) on access to online platform data for vetted researchers under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Article 40 With the Digital Services Act, researchers will for the first time have access … Read More “Joint submission on researcher access to platform data” »

EDMO Ireland Presents on Climate Disinformation to Department of Transport

Posted on 10/12/202404/05/2025 By EDMO Admin
EDMO Ireland Presents on Climate Disinformation to Department of Transport
News, Outreach, Policy

Dr Eileen Culloty, Coordinator of EDMO Ireland, delivered a presentation to the Department of Transport on the role of disinformation in shaping public understanding and debate around climate change. The presentation was part of an expert briefing on information integrity in the context of climate policy. Dr Culloty outlined key distinctions between disinformation, misinformation, and … Read More “EDMO Ireland Presents on Climate Disinformation to Department of Transport” »

EDMO Ireland recommendations adopted by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on media

Posted on 06/11/202405/12/2024 By EDMO Admin
EDMO Ireland recommendations  adopted by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on media
News, Policy

As the Dáil wraps up ahead of a general election, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport, and Media has published its report on ‘the State’s response to online disinformation and media/digital literacy, including social media and fake news’.  The Committee outlined 16 recommendations relating to understanding disinformation, addressing disinformation harms, developing resilience … Read More “EDMO Ireland recommendations adopted by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on media” »

EDMO Ireland to Join DSA Election Roundtable on November 13

Posted on 05/11/202405/05/2025 By EDMO Admin
EDMO Ireland to Join DSA Election Roundtable on November 13
Elections, News, Policy

EDMO Ireland has been invited to participate in the upcoming Digital Services Act (DSA) Election Roundtable on Wednesday, November 13, 2025. The roundtable, convened by Ireland’s Digital Services Coordinator (DSC), aims to assess the country’s readiness to address online threats to the electoral process. The event will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders, including … Read More “EDMO Ireland to Join DSA Election Roundtable on November 13” »

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

Posted on 05/08/202405/05/2025 By EDMO Admin
EDMO work highlighted amid Taoiseach’s call for tougher online safety rules
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

Posted on 29/06/202405/12/2024 By EDMO Admin
EDMO Coordinator appears at Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disinformation
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

Posted on 15/05/202405/05/2025 By EDMO Admin
EDMO Ireland Disinformation Expert Warns Against Politicisation of ‘Disinformation’ Label
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” »

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