Adrian Weckler: At last, Ireland's Online Safety Code has been triggered. But prosecuting X won't keep kids off social media
3 sources·Updated September 8, 2026
Ireland Online Safety Code
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- The News Biz PK·6h agoIrish media regulator opens formal investigation into X over child safety and age assurance controls
Irish media regulator opens formal investigation into X over child safety and age assurance controlsIn a latest tech update, Ireland’s media watchdog, Coimisiún na Meán, has opened a formal investigation into social media platform X to determine whether the company is doing
Read at The News Biz PK → - The Journal·8h agoMedia watchdog opens investigation into X over concerns children can view porn on the platform
It’s the first formal investigation that has been launched under Ireland’s Online Safety Code.
Read at The Journal → - Irish Independent Business·9h agoX investigated under Ireland’s Online Safety Code for children’s access to pornography and extreme violence
Elon Musk’s social media platform is the subject of the first probe by Coimisiún na Meán under the code
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