No prosecutions against social media companies over child abuse imagesJames CoxThe revelation today that not a single prosecution has been taken against a social media company for child abuse images is described as "incredible", by a Fine Gael TD. A senior member of An Garda Síochána’s National Cyber Crime Bureau today told the committee that no case had been taken against any social media company. It was also revealed that 25,000 referrals of potential child sex abuse images were made to gardaí last year. “Social media companies have been around for two decades now. “Social media companies must be held to account in a court of law.

Source: Irish Independent January 14, 2026 16:46 UTC