Companies that trade online are being advised to prepare for proposed new laws to control the publication of “harmful content” on their online forums, even as the Government will miss a deadline this week for the transposition into Irish law of some of the planned measures. “There are four categories of harmful content that are being targeted,” said Bertie Murphy, head of customer experience at PwC’s advisory practice. In addition to the video control powers from the EU directive, the Irish body will also regulate Irish companies on non-video text content that is considered harmful. The regulator will have the power to shut down online forums that repeatedly breach the new rules, said Mr Murphy. The Irish regulator will be funded by a levy on the firms regulated.

Source: The Irish Times September 13, 2020 22:52 UTC