Overview
- Regulators will examine whether the platforms’ reporting tools are easy to find and use, allow anonymous reports of child sexual abuse material, and avoid deceptive interface designs that could deter users.
- The actions follow a cross-platform review launched in 2024 under Article 16 of the DSA, with some providers already modifying their reporting systems after supervisory engagement.
- Coimisiún na Meán has requested additional information from several other providers and signaled further regulatory steps may follow if concerns persist.
- If violations are confirmed, the watchdog can impose fines of up to 6% of a provider’s annual turnover under the DSA’s enforcement powers.
- TikTok and LinkedIn said they will engage with the regulator, and the new probes come a month after the Irish authority opened its first DSA investigation into X.