Ireland's social media regulator gives X extra time to clarify child safety rules

The Online Safety Code makes it incumbent on platforms to have robust age assurance such as verifying a passport photo to prevent children from seeing pornography or gratuitous violence online, as 'merely asking users whether they are over 18 will not be enough'. File picture

Elon Musk-owned X asked Ireland’s media regulator to extend its deadline for the social media giant to clarify how it is keeping children safe on its platform.

Coimisiún na Meán confirmed to the Irish Examiner that X had requested extra time to respond to its statutory notice seeking information on how it will comply with specific sections of the Online Safety Code.