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Niamh Hodnett

Online Safety Commissioner
Coimisiún na Meán (Ireland)
Freedom Threat Index64%
SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS

Profile

Ireland's Online Safety Commissioner at Coimisiún na Meán — the designated Digital Services Coordinator for the EU, which means Irish regulators have primary jurisdiction over most major US tech platforms (Meta, Google, TikTok, etc.) due to EU headquarters locations. Significant leverage over global platform content policies.

Key Actions & Positions

Primary DSA enforcement authority over EU-headquartered major platforms
Issued online safety codes applying to platforms operating in Ireland
Coordinates with European Commission on cross-border enforcement actions

Tags

DSAonline-safetyirelandplatform-regulation

Linked Incidents (2)

CRITICAL2022-12-15
Ireland Passes Online Safety & Media Regulation Act — Creates EU's De Facto Global Regulator
HIGH2024-03-01
EU DSA "Trusted Flagger" System — Governments and NGOs Gain Priority Content Removal Access
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