Social media giant X has lost a High Court challenge brought against Ireland’s broadcasting and online media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, over its online safety code. Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code, which was adopted last October and came into effect earlier this month, sets out legally binding rules for video-sharing platforms. In the context of this case, the judge noted the Digital Services Act treats provisions in the AVMSD “in a complementary manner”. The latter directive is not “displaced or substantially curtailed” by the Digital Services Act, the judge said, as had been submitted by X. X also argued that parts of the code strayed into the regulation of matters within the scope of the Digital Services Act.
