Media Commission

Organisation name in original language

Coimisiún na Meán

Category of human rights structure

Statutory human rights body

Country

Ireland

Website URL

https://www.cnam.ie/

Type(s) of body

Other

Address

1 Shelbourne Buildings, Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4, D04 NP2

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Legal source(s)

  • Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022, amending the Broadcasting Act 2009 to establish the Media Commission and dissolve the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

Human rights capacity support

Not applicable

Functions

  • Oversight
  • Collecting data on human rights violations
  • Performing promotional activities

Specific mandates

  • Corporate responsibility

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • Carries out stakeholder consultations through a stakeholder consultation group.
  • Established the Youth Advisory Committee to inform the draft of the Online Safety Code and related guidance materials.

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • Assists the European Commission in ensuring that the 11 Ireland-based providers of very large platforms and search engines that are subject to the obligations of the Online Safety Code adhere to these obligations.

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