Coimisiún na Meán spells out how it will police terrorist content on social media platforms and cloud services

The agency says that platforms and providers will have to prove to the regulator that they have taken sufficiently strong measures to tackle terrorist content, including amendment to the services’ terms and conditions.

If they don’t, the regulator says, it can fine them up to 4pc of global turnover.

Coimisiún na Meán outlined some of the steps and conditions involved as part of its widening online safety framework, which includes enforcement of the EU Terrorist Content Online Regulation and the Digital Services Act.

The regulator added that under Irish law, its role will be backed up by An Garda Síochána, which will issue removal orders for terrorist content.

“Coimisiún na Meán is responsible for making digital services headquartered in Ireland accountable for how they protect people from harm online,” said Online Safety Commissioner, Niamh Hornet.

”Terrorist content is among the most dangerous categories of online content addressed by our Online Safety Framework. An Coimisiún will use every measure available under our Online Safety Framework to protect users from terrorist content online.”

In November, the EU launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, over suspected breaches of obligations on protecting users from terrorist information, partly relating to posts following Hamas' attacks on Israel. The move was initiated under the Digital Services Act.