The Irish Times view on tech regulation: transatlantic tensions rise
Ireland’s position is particularly precarious
Coimisiún na Meán
European Commission rebuts US politicians’ claim of Irish 2024 election social media censoring
Irish regulators are accused in US Congress panel report of working with ‘biased fact checkers’
Procurement for Greater Dublin drainage scheme to begin 14 years after project announced
Cabinet also to hear how age-verification social media pilot for under-16s could start within weeks
Tech giants are victims of ‘harassment’ by Irish and EU regulators, US Congress panel claims
European Commission describes claims as ‘pure nonsense’ as Trump administration campaigns against social media regulation
Media regulator wants increased powers to investigate online platforms over child abuse
Last year gardaí identified 151 child victims of online sexual exploitation, 16 of whom were in Ireland
Technology watchdogs warn Government they are under-resourced in face of growing workload
Budget strain ‘undermines State’s crucial role’ enforcing EU tech and data regulations
European Commission opens investigation into Grok’s ‘nudification’ feature
Probe launched into breaches of EU digital regulations by X and Grok following recent controversy
Coimisiún na Meán spends millions of euro fighting legal actions by social media giants
Bill expected to climb higher as regulator is facing 12 such cases
X permitted to appeal High Court dismissal of challenge to regulator’s online safety code
Social media platform says Coimisiún na Meán engaged in ‘regulatory overreach’
‘Concerns remain’ around Grok despite X’s assurances, says Minister
Coco’s Law bans sharing of intimate images but does not appear to criminalise generating them
X will face ‘full rigours of the law’, says Minister for AI
European rapporteur on AI law is to lobby for ‘nudification’ app ban
Gráinne Seoige calls on Government to pass law criminalising AI-generated fake nude images
‘Deepfake’ intimate picture of former TV presenter shared online during unsuccessful 2024 election campaign
Regulation too slow to stem tsunami of AI-generated child sex imagery
Elon Musk-owned Grok app has been widely downloaded following news it could create illegal sexual images and videos
Attorney General examining laws on sexualised AI images amid X backlash
Regulator, Rape Crisis Ireland and civil liberties campaigners criticise generated images using Grok
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