This is because of the slow passage of the bill through the Oireachtas and work yet to be done in selecting the Commission and defining the scope of its powers.
Facebook, which has its European headquarters in Dublin for Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, is suggesting that some of the Safety Commissioner’s powers be temporarily assigned to another body, such as the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, to speed up the regulatory approach.
Sources in Google, which is also based in Dublin, and which also will be subject to the new regulator, say they also see a lengthy “gap” in setting up the new body.
Facebook has told an Oireachtas committee that it thinks serious consideration should be given to pausing planned new national measures around online safety and media regulation until similar draft new EU laws are finalised.
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The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland must ensure jobs are protected and programming is maintained following the sale of Communicorp media to Bauer, a Fine Gael TD has said.