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    Ireland's Deepfake Bill: Protection For The Few, Not The Many

    A pensioner sees an ad on their social media feed featuring a video of a well-known celebrity, urging viewers to invest in a new trading platform. He transfers his savings. Neither the platform nor the endorsement is real. By the time the ad is reported and taken down, hundreds of people have seen it, and he and several others have already paid the price.
    IrelandTechnology
    RDJ LLP
    RDJ LLP
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    Online Wrongdoers Unmasked

    The Irish Courts are increasingly ordering social media companies and other online platforms to disclose the identity of online wrongdoers.
    IrelandLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Matheson
    Matheson
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EU Commission Finds Platform’s ‘addictive Design’ Breaches DSA

The European Commission (the “Commission”) has released its preliminary findings that TikTok is in breach of the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) as a result of the platform’s “addictive design”.
European UnionMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
Matheson
Matheson
  • Article

    Update For Media Businesses: Revised Media Plurality And Ownership And Control Policies Published

    The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland ("BAI") has recently published: (i) a new policy on Media Plurality and (ii) a revised Ownership and Control policy following a public consultation process.
    IrelandMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
    Matheson
    Matheson
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    Ex MMA Fighter Fails To Land A Blow On McGregor In High Court Fight

    In a judgement delivered on 23 December 2022, the High Court refused an application for orders to restrain allegedly defamatory social media posts.
    IrelandLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    RDJ LLP
    RDJ LLP
  • Article

    Travelling To The US? Your Devices May Be Searched In Ireland

    While proposals announced by the United States government earlier this year requiring those travelling to the US to provide details of all social media accounts caught the media's attention here, a different...
    IrelandPrivacy
    Arthur Cox
    Arthur Cox
  • Article

    Avoiding An Own Goal: Spotlight On Social Media Policies

    The recent online firestorm ignited by Gary Lineker's tweet criticising the UK Government's proposed immigration policy has brought the importance of a well drafted social media policy into sharp focus.
    IrelandEmployment and HR
    Matheson
    Matheson
  • Article

    European Commission Announces Age Verification App For Children

    The European Commission has announced that its EU digital age verification app is technically ready for deployment, designed to protect children from harmful online content.
    IrelandPrivacy
    Matheson
    Matheson
  • Article

    You've Been Designated! The EC Designates The First Batch Of VLOPs And VLOSEs Under The Digital Services Act

    It designated 17 Very Large Online Platforms and 2 Very Large Online Search Engines based on the user data that they had to publish on 17 February 2023.
    European UnionMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
    William Fry LLP
    William Fry LLP
  • Article

    Northern Ireland – Social Media Workplace Headaches

    The Belfast Industrial Tribunal has recently rejected two claims of unfair dismissal following sectarian chants posted on social media. We look at the implications of clashing views...
    IrelandEmployment and HR
    Lewis Silkin
    Lewis Silkin
  • Article

    Data Protection Update For Irish Funds

    In early 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission ("DPC") published three decisions following inquiries into the data processing operations of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited in respect...
    IrelandPrivacy
    Maples Group
    Maples Group
  • Article

    Service Of Proceedings Via NFT On The Blockchain - The Future?

    In a first for the UK courts, the High Court of England and Wales in the case of D'Aloia v. (1) Persons Unknown (2) Binance Holdings Limited & Others has granted an application...
    IrelandTechnology
    Matheson
    Matheson
  • Article

    Online Platform Regulation: CJEU Affirms "Country Of Origin" Principle

    The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Case C-376/22, Google Ireland v KommAustria has confirmed that EU member states may not subject online platforms established in another member...
    European UnionLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    William Fry LLP
    William Fry LLP
  • Article

    High Court Awards €140,000 Damages For Defamatory Facebook Post

    On 4 December 2024, Judge David Nolan of the High Court awarded businessman Peter Casey €140,000 in damages (including €20,000 in aggravated damages)...
    IrelandLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    RDJ LLP
    RDJ LLP
  • Article

    Unmasking Tattle: Recent Court Ruling Opens New Doors For Online Defamation Victims

    Last Friday's headlines about the uncovering of the responsible parties behind the infamous Tattle Life ("Tattle") website has once again brought to the forefront...
    IrelandMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
    RDJ LLP
    RDJ LLP
  • Article

    Employment Law Update: Inappropriate Use Of Facebook By Employee Leads To Unfair Dismissal

    A recent decision by the Employment Appeals Tribunal found that the dismissal of an employee for putting "derogatory" comments on Facebook about a colleague was unfair.
    IrelandEmployment and HR
    Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
    Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
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    High Court Refers Questions To The European Court Of Justice In "Striking" Norwich Pharmacal Application

    In a recent High Court decision of Mr. Justice Garrett Simons delivered on 19 May 2021 in a matter of Board Of Management Of Salesian Secondary College (Limerick)...
    IrelandLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    RDJ LLP
    RDJ LLP
  • Article

    Seek And Destroy - Hosting Providers' Obligations To Track Down Illegal Content May Be Extended By European Court

    Advocate General Szpunar (the "AG") of the Court of Justice ("CJEU") has stated in a noteworthy opinion that the E-Commerce Directive1 (the "Directive") does not preclude host providers from being ordered,
    IrelandMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
    RDJ LLP
    RDJ LLP
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    ESMA Issues New Rules For Non-EU Crypto Firms Engaging EU Clients

    ESMA's final guidelines on reverse solicitation under the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation ("MiCA") define how non-EU crypto firms (the "Firms") may interact with EU clients.
    IrelandTechnology
    Maples Group
    Maples Group
  • Article

    Gary Lineker And The Importance Of Social Media Policies In The Workplace

    Recently, the dominant headline in the news revolved around Gary Lineker and his politicised tweet criticising the UK Government's new immigration policy.
    IrelandEmployment and HR
    William Fry LLP
    William Fry LLP
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