Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Committee on European Union Affairs

Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán

2:00 am

Dr. John Evans:

I will add to that. I earlier spoke about some of the open cases that are with the European Commission. As an example, part of the investigation that is open in respect of X involves considering how it is dealing with the dissemination of misinformation and disinformation online and whether the measures on the platform are adequate to mitigate the associated risks. A similar investigation is open in respect of TikTok. It was instigated around the time of the Romanian election last year. We are involved in that investigation. We were up and running in the country of establishment for the platform. It is not just a question of the guidelines that are in place; there are also consequences for not implementing and adhering to the guidelines, which is enforcement activity.

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