Tumblr seeks to be omitted from media regulator's video-sharing safety code

Arguing their case, Tumblr said videos are a very small part of the user experience on the platform

The court was told the designation will have very serious consequences for Tumblr, which unlike other major platforms which have thousands of employees and hundreds of content moderators, has less than 200 employees and 40 moderators. File picture

The High Court has been urged to overturn a decision by the media regulator to include Tumblr as one of 10 video-sharing platform services (VSPS) which are to be regulated under a new online safety code.

US-based Tumblr Inc says the decision of Coimisiún Na Mean (Media Commission) is invalid, misinterprets and misapplies the definition of a VSPS under EU law and the 2009 Broadcasting Act.