The voluntary Code of Practice on Disinformation is to be integrated into the framework of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) and used as a benchmark for determining platforms’ compliance. The Code of Practice on Disinformation was designed as a first-of-its kind tool through which Relevant Signatories agreed – for the first time in 2018 –
Stay Safe Online: Empowering Young Minds Against Cyberbullying To coincide with Safer Internet Day 2025, the National Youth Council of Ireland published its resource for youth workers, Stay Safe Online: Empowering Young Minds Against Cyberbullying. This resource was developed by the National Youth Health Programme in response to conversations with youth workers across the island
The Same Rules Apply parental awareness campaign – supported by the HSE and Accenture – highlights the need to approach parenting children online in the same way we approach parenting them offline. Launched to mark Safer Internet Day 2025, the campaign is accompanied by this video featuring a child who can’t swim attending a swimming
by Dr Gillian Kennedy, Policy and Research Manager, European Movement Ireland As part of an ongoing project supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs, European Movement Ireland monitors misinformation/disinformation in relation to Irish–EU affairs. Our most recent report, The Disinformation Landscape: Youth in Ireland and the EU, was written in the context of an increase
by Clíodhna Purdue, Assistant Director of Media Literacy and User Education, Coimisiún na Meán Coimisiún na Meán has launched a suite of educational resources called Rights, Rules and Reporting Online. These resources are designed to help young people, teachers and parents/guardians better understand their rights under the Online Safety Framework. Formerly the Broadcasting Authority of
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by Eileen Culloty, DCU Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo) EDMO Ireland and Academics for Palestine are hosting a symposium on media narratives about Palestine on Friday, 7 February. Dr Mike Berry (Cardiff University), co-author of Bad News From Israel (2004) and More Bad News From Israel (2011), will discuss the pioneering work of the Glasgow
by Dorothee Meyer-Holtkamp, Media and Outreach Coordinator, Near Media Co-op Young Community Leaders and Media Literacy Training In December 2024, Near FM teamed up with the YCL (Young Community Leaders), a programme for young people aged 16–25 from the Northside Partnership catchment area. We met over three weeks in the youth centre in Kilmore West