Ireland’s media regulator has opened an investigation into whether X’s age assurance and parental controls meet the online safety code, with sanctions of up to EUR 20M or 10% of relevant turnover. X lost a High Court challenge to that code last July and was allowed to appeal it in January, so it is being investigated under rules it is still contesting.
Ireland’s media regulator has opened an investigation into X over its age checks and parental controls, Bloomberg reported. The platform carries adult content while admitting users under 16.
Coimisiun na Mean is examining what it calls the potentially ineffective implementation of age assurance on the service, and whether the parental controls it offers actually work.
“Platforms which allow users under the age of 16 must have parental controls which are under the control of parents and guardians,” said commissioner John Evans.
The regulator says X’s controls may not be effective, lack minimum requirements, are hard to locate and are not brought to users’ attention at sign-up.
