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An Oireachtas Committee has stopped short of recommending a blanket social media ban for under-16s, saying it would “unlikely provide a comprehensive solution to the harms experienced by children online”. The Joint Committee on…

Finland has updated its national Media Literacy Education Policy in response to the rise in artificial intelligence, algorithms and information influencing activities changing the media world. Published in May 2026, this is the third…

Ireland’s electoral processes face growing digital threats that are outpacing its regulatory development, a new report by the Centre for Justice and Law Reform warns. Titled Safeguarding Irish Election Integrity in the Era of…

Global Media and Information Literacy Week returns on 24 October 2026, and Media Literacy Ireland wants people across the country to take part. The annual event, which raises awareness of media and information literacy (MIL) and runs…

Coimisiún na Meán has launched its public consultation on a new Broadcasting Services Strategy (BSS). The BSS aims to set out a clear direction for Coimisiún na Meán’s approach to licensing radio and television broadcasting…

Welcome to the MLI Monthly Update! Have something you want to share with the membership? Tell us about it by emailing us at info@medialiteracyireland.ie. We are particularly interested in including your resources in our new…

by Bill Corcoran Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely used in classrooms globally, but public governance is struggling to keep pace with its adoption, a new UNESCO discussion paper warns. Students and educators globally are using AI…

by Dr Rachel Farrell, Director, UCD Centre for Cyber Resilience Education  From passwords and personal data to fake content, cyber careers and AI, primary school children need more than online security warnings – they need the…

The future of copyright and human creativity in the age of AI will be examined during a major conference in Dublin next month. The Copyright and Human Creativity in the Age of AI event aims to determine the best way of ensuring that…

Scams are no longer an occasional nuisance. They are a daily reality – and most people still do not know how to respond when one lands in their inbox, according to new research from FraudSMART, the fraud awareness initiative led by…