Ireland

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07/15/2026

Ireland Gives Financial Consumers a Right to Speak to a Human

Ireland’s new distance-financial-services rules strengthen consumer rights to human intervention, clear pre-contract information, and accessible online withdrawal.

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05/08/2026

Meta Faces Irish DSA Probe Over Profiling and Dark Patterns

Ireland’s media regulator has opened DSA investigations into Meta over alleged dark patterns that may prevent users from choosing non‑profiling recommender feeds on Facebook and Instagram.

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01/02/2026

Ireland calls for fairer EU rules on digital subscriptions

Ireland’s consumer watchdog is pushing for EU “easy in, easy out” rules on online subscriptions amid widespread cancellation problems and scrutiny of Amazon Prime practices.

12/03/2025

Irish media regulator probes TikTok and LinkedIn over DSA child protection duties

Coimisiún na Meán is investigating TikTok and LinkedIn for possible DSA breaches over opaque, non-anonymous reporting mechanisms for suspected child sexual abuse material.

11/14/2025

Ireland investigates X over DSA compliance on user appeals and complaints

Ireland’s media regulator probes X for potential DSA breaches on user appeals, transparency, and complaints, with possible fines up to 6% of annual turnover and parallel EU scrutiny ongoing.

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04/24/2025

Meta Faces Legal Threat from Irish Authors Over AI Copyright Use

Irish authors and the IWU are challenging Meta’s unauthorized use of copyrighted works in AI training.

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03/09/2024

Ireland Fined €2.5m for Failing to Implement Audiovisual Directive

Ireland fined €2.5m for not implementing EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) on time.