Enforce 'robust' age verification on all social media, Foley tells commissioner

The online safety commissioner is currently working on a draft online safety code, which will provide real powers of enforcement over social media platforms.

Education Minister Norma Foley has asked the online safety commissioner to introduce and enforce “robust” age verification across all social media platforms.

In a letter to commissioner Niamh Hodnett, Ms Foley said that — as far as she is concerned — it is no longer tenable for social media platforms to “stand idly by”, and said the likes of TikTok, Facebook, and X must take responsibility for protecting younger users.