Irish and EU regulators aggressively 'censored' social media coverage of recent Irish elections, a US panel has claimed. It claims the European Commission and Irish media regulators in Coimisiún na Meán worked with “biased fact-checkers” and “left-wing” non-governmental organisations before the last two Irish elections. “Two weeks before the 2024 election, Coimisiún na Meán hosted a ‘DSA election roundtable’ alongside commission regulators,” it added. “They knew that the European Commission and the Irish media regulator would ask about their censorship measures during these pre-election meetings. Coimisiún na Meán and the European Commission were approached for comment, as was the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Source: The Irish Times February 03, 2026 15:19 UTC