Policy
Latest Policy News
- The Digital Services Act: An Initial Review
- 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
- Joint submission on researcher access to platform data
- EDMO Ireland Presents on Climate Disinformation to Department of Transport
- EDMO Ireland recommendations adopted by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on media
- EDMO Ireland to Join DSA Election Roundtable on November 13
- EDMO work highlighted amid Taoiseach’s call for tougher online safety rules
National Counter Disinformation Strategy
The National Counter Disinformation Strategy, published in April 2025, sets out Ireland’s cross-sectoral response to disinformation, with a focus on research, media literacy, and fact-checking. Work on the strategy began in 2023, with EDMO Ireland invited to join the official working group. EDMO Ireland delivered an introductory presentation on disinformation at the group’s first meeting, followed by a joint presentation with Coimisiún na Meán on the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation. In the final strategy, EDMO Ireland is named as a lead or supporting lead on six actions.
Read the full text of the national strategy.
EU Code of Practice on Disinformation
The EU’s Code of Practice on Disinformation is a self-regulatory framework to combat disinformation. When it was introduced in 2018, online platform and the advertising industry voluntarily committed to reporting on their efforts to address disinformation. In June 2022, the Code was strengthened to include more precise commitments and measures. In Spring 2025, it became a Code of Conduct.
EDMO Ireland members have contributed to four studies of the Code. ElectCheck, CodeCheck, and COVIDCheck were funded by the Irish media regulator and undertaken by DCU FuJo. The CoP Monitor report was a joint undertaking of EDMO Ireland and GADMO with support from the ADMO and BELUX hubs and two external universities. EDMO Ireland delivered a presentation, with Coimisiún na Meán, on the Code of Practice on Disinformation for the National Counter Disinformation Strategy working group. Dr Kirsty Park presented Beyond Performative Transparency: Lessons Learned From The EU Code Of Practice On Disinformation at AoIR conference in 2022.