Ireland named and shamed as one of five countries not to have ratifiedIreland has received a warning from the European Commission for not yet ratifying EU rules against terrorist content online. The warning comes after the European Commission said it would investigate whether X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is breaking EU law by allowing illegal and terrorist content online. Under the Terrorist Content Online Regulation, Ireland is required to nominate a body or authority to police and tackle terrorist content online. “Hosting service providers must remove terrorist content upon receiving a removal order from Member States' authorities within one hour and must take measures when their platforms are exposed to terrorist content,” the Commission said in its warning to Ireland. It’s the second time in two years that Brussels has named and shamed Ireland for failure to ratify the regulation, which entered into force in June, 2022.

Source: Irish Independent February 08, 2024 06:23 UTC