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EU Regulation 2024/1083, the European Media Freedom Act ("EMFA") was enacted in May 2024 and is to be incorporated into Irish primary legislation.

As tech and communications technologies continue to converge, the line between what consumers expect of their tech gadgets and conventional telecoms voice and messaging services has blurred.

Recent, high-profile controversies have thrown a pointed spotlight over social media/online multi-nationals and the extent to which their users should be protected ...

Coimisiún na Meán (the "Commission") recently published the final Online Safety Code (the "Code") which sets out binding rules for video-sharing platform services...

The green light has been given to the Artificial Intelligence Act by the European Parliament's Civil Liberties and Internal Market committees.

On 6 November 2018, the Information Commissioner's Office (the "ICO") reported to the UK Parliament on its investigation into the use of data analytics in political campaigns.

The white flag has finally been raised on Ireland's new regulatory regime with the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) this week announcing that from Monday 9 February 2026...

Social media and the digital transformation of promotional strategies have fundamentally reshaped how pharmaceutical companies market their products. In Ireland and across the European Union, the promotion of...

The Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 ("OSMR") established the Coimisiúin na Meán as the new commission for regulating broadcasters and online media in Ireland.

The influencer industry continues to grow and thrive around the world and in Ireland. A number of celebrity influencers boast over 500 hundred million followers...

European governments are rapidly shifting from asking how platforms should protect children online to whether children should be allowed on certain platforms at all. France has legislated to keep under-15s off social media, the UK has set out plans for age-based restrictions and overnight curfews for teenagers, and the European Commission is preparing to legislate itself. For any business offering digital services in Europe, the direction of travel is unmistakable, but the destinations are not yet aligned,

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland ("BAI") has published updated guidelines in respect of election coverage (the "Guidelines").

The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill (the "Bill") was published on Wednesday 12 January 2022. The Bill will transpose the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive ("AVMS")...

In September 2012 the Irish Data Protection Commissioner published its Report of Re-Audit in relation to the data management practices of Facebook Ireland Limited ("FB-I").

Ireland's supervisory authority has levied a record breaking fine of €405 million against the social media platform Instagram, following an investigation into its handling of children's data privacy.

RDJ recently acted for renowned international Qatari businessperson, Wissam Al Mana, in achieving a significant settlement arising out of High Court proceedings initiated in February 2020.

From 17 February 2024, the Digital Services Act (DSA) will come into effect for intermediary service providers.