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Meta put on watch over terrorism content in the EU


Ireland's media regulator has put social media giant Meta on watch over terrorist content takedowns again — it issued a decision against Facebook on

She joined TC after a stint reviewing smartphones for CNET UK and, prior to that, more than five years covering business technology for silicon.com (now folded into TechRepublic), where she focused on mobile and wireless, telecoms & networking, and IT skills issues. The Irish authority plays an oversized role in regulating tech giants’ compliance with a range of digital rule books due to how many opt to locate their regional headquarters in Ireland. The relevant bit of Ireland’s online safety framework that Coimisiún na Meán is enforcing in today’s decision is a pan-EU law on terrorist content takedowns that was agreed by the bloc’s lawmakers back in 2021.

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