O’Doherty said this essentially provided immunity to tech companies from, for example, defamation cases, for user-generated content uploaded on to their platforms. He said Coimisiún na Meán was established as the body that would essentially oversee the requirements put on the big tech companies. O’Doherty said that increasingly the discussion about the regulation of tech platforms was focusing on issues regarding harm to children. He pointed to a case which commenced in the US this week in relation to algorithms used by some tech companies and harmful material being directed towards young people. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed fines of more than €4 billion on large tech companies arising from investigations.

Source: The Irish Times February 09, 2026 19:30 UTC