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Twitter made headlines recently when it decided to exit from the EU’s Code of Practice on Disinformation. In response, European Commissioner Thierry Breton took to Twitter to caution the platform, tweeting, “You can run but you can’t hide,” in reference to the Digital Services Act (DSA). Given these developments, many may have questions about the … Read More “An Explainer: The Code of Practice on Disinformation, the Digital Services Act and Twitter” »
EDMO Ireland made a joint submission to the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Digital Services Bill 2023. The following summarises the recommendations made: Given the extent of Ireland’s role, it is crucial that its DSC fosters an independent, knowledgeable, and fair process for … Read More “Submission to pre-legislative scrutiny on the Digital Services Bill Ireland” »
On Wednesday, Disinformation and its Implications for Security and Defence was co-hosted by the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA), an international affairs think tank, and the Belgian Embassy, as a national contact point for NATO. Ireland is not a member of NATO, but does cooperate with the alliance. In such countries, the embassy … Read More “EDMO Ireland partners speak at event on Disinformation and its Implications for Security and Defence” »
EDMO Ireland coordinator Dr Eileen Culloty has been invited to join the working group that will develop the National Counter Disinformation Strategy. In addition to EDMO Ireland, she will represent the DCU FuJo Institute and Media Literacy Ireland. Coordinated by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, the working group includes representatives … Read More “EDMO Ireland contributes to the National Counter Disinformation Strategy” »
EDMO Ireland and FuJo have made a joint submission to the mid-term review consultation of the National Cyber Security Strategy 2019-2024. The strategy identifies a range of measures to enhance cyber security, support the cyber security industry and research community, and advance Ireland’s international role. Given our areas of expertise in digital media literacy and disinformation, … Read More “EDMO Ireland submission to the National Cyber Security Strategy Consultation” »
EDMO Ireland and FuJo made a submission to the consultation on the national strategy for literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy that is being developed by the Department of Education and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The submission welcomes the inclusion of digital literacy in the proposed strategy as the previous strategy, which ran … Read More “EDMO Ireland and FuJo call for a deeper focus on media literacy in the new national strategy for education” »
EDMO Researchers Kirsty Park and Eileen Culloty delivered a presentation titled Beyond Performative Transparency: Lessons Learned from the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation at the Association of Internet Researchers Conference in Dublin in October 2022. You can view more details about the presentation at https://spir.aoir.org/ojs/index.php/spir/article/view/13067.
The European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, invited representatives from EDMO Ireland and DCU’s FuJo Institute for a meeting to discuss EDMO’s actions to combat disinformation in Ireland as well as the proposed European Media Freedom Act and the Strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation. The Vice-President and her team met with … Read More “EC Vice-President Věra Jourová meets with EDMO representatives on Ireland visit” »
EDMO Ireland coordinator Dr. Eileen Culloty was invited to present expert testimony to a Joint Oireachtas Committee meeting on online disinformation and media literacy in relation to the new Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Bill. Eileen spoke alongside Media Literacy Ireland Co-Chair Prof. Brian O’Neill and National Coordinator Martina Chapman, while Professor Mary Aiken … Read More “Role of EDMO highlighted in Oireachtas Committee discussing disinformation” »
