540. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of meetings held by his Department, Coimisiún na Meán or agencies under his remit with technology companies where the subjects of misinformation, harmful content, content moderation or fact-checking were discussed since January 2023. [74255/26]

The regulation of online platforms for harmful and illegal content is provided for under the Online Safety Framework, comprising the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022, the EU Digital Services Act, the EU AI Act and the Terrorist Content Online Regulation. Coimisiún na Meán is lead regulator for that framework. Under Section 10 of the Broadcasting and Other Media Regulation Acts, 2009 and 2022, Coimisiún na Meán is independent in the exercise of its functions.

In relation to disinformation as part of the process of developing the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, on 29 November 2023, my Department arranged an in-person consultation event. Representatives of technology companies attended this event as part of the around 80 stakeholders involved. Additionally, Technology Ireland were a member of the Working Group tasked with developing the National Counter Disinformation Strategy. The Strategy was published in April 2025 and information on the development process and progress on implementation is available on the Strategy webpage.