Irish regulator facing up to Elon Musk's X and the other social media giants

With new Irish and EU laws in place, Twitter/X, Tiktok, and Linkedin are being investigated by Coimisiún na Meán. Its digital services commissioner John Evans explains how and why

Coimisiún na Meán digital services commissioner John Evans. The regulator has launched investigations into X, Tiktok, and Linkedin since the Irish Online Safety Code was enacted this year. Picture: Moya Nolan

Given his very public and unique persona cultivated over the years, subtle and guarded reactions are not what we’ve come to expect from the world’s richest man.

However, when the European Commission levied a fine of €120m on X, formerly Twitter, at the beginning of December,