Ireland's new commission for regulating broadcasters and online content will have the power to enforce financial and criminal sanctions on social media companies if they do not comply with legally-binding online safety regulations.
IRELAND’S NEW COMMISSION for regulating broadcasters and online content will have the power to enforce financial and criminal sanctions on social media companies if they do not comply with legally-binding online safety regulations.
It is responsible for regulating platforms that have established their European headquarters in Ireland and will work with its counterparts in other EU member states and with the European Commission in doing so. This content includes toxic beauty, self-harm and suicide ideation, cyberbullying and misogynistic content, as well as hate speech directed against groups with protected characteristics, and criminal offences, including those related to terrorism, child sex abuse material and racism.
Jeremy Godfrey, the executive chairperson of the commission, said the obligations will ensure that platforms have “an easy, user-friendly way for people to report concerns about content”. “At that point, we can move to make a decision that there’s been a breach of the code or infringement and then we can fine or impose civil administrative sanctions in relation to that if it was very serious.”
“It becomes a toxic feed in relation to toxic beauty or in relation to suicide ideation or self-harm ideation. When that is the only feature you’re getting, and you’re getting that as an echo chamber, that has a very negative effect on people’s mental health.” “Otherwise, their users will start turning away or become more polarised and that might not necessarily always be in their interest as well.
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