Category: Policy

Factcheckers will be central to new European Commission plans to safeguard democracy under the EU’s Democracy Shield, according to Commissioner Michael McGrath. Speaking at the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA), McGrath outlined the Commission’s efforts to build resilience against disinformation. McGrath, who became EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and … Read More “Factchecking will play a key role in EU Democracy Shield” »

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 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” »

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” »

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” »

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 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” »