Ireland's Media Regulator Opens First Case, Targets X's Age Checks
Commissioner John Evans says X's age checks and parental controls fall short, risking fines up to €20 million or 10% of turnover.
- Coimisiún na Meán's Platform Supervision team opened the case on September 8, 2026.
- The Code's Section 12(10) rejects age checks based solely on a user's self-declaration.
- Sections 14(1) to (5) demand parental controls that are easy to find and enabled at signup.
Why it matters: Self-declared age is not verification; a code that has to ban it names what platforms were doing instead.
Coimisiún na Meán press release, 'Investigation commenced into X under Online Safety Code' ↗ · Sep 8, 20269/8/26