Watchdog orders Elon Musk's X to clarify how it will protect children on its platform

Elon Musk's X is obliged to respond by July 22. File photo: AP/Evan Vucci

Ireland’s media regulator has ordered Elon Musk-owned X to clarify how it will protect children on its platform or risk “criminal liability”, it has said.

Coimisiún na Meán said it was using its statutory powers to compel X, formerly Twitter, to provide information on how it will comply with specific sections of the Online Safety Code, which has been challenged by X through a judicial review in the High Court.