Coimisiún
na Meán, has
today
(25.06.2026)
announced the
decision to
grant Trusted
Flagger status
to the Irish
Internet
Hotline (IIH),
the Irish
Music Rights
Organisation
(IMRO), and
the Jewish
Representative
Council of
Ireland
(JRCI). The
bodies will
join the
Central Bank
of Ireland
which was
awarded
Trusted
Flagger status
under the
Digital
Services Act
(DSAThe three
newly
accredited
Trusted
Flaggers will
be responsible
for submitting
reports to
online
platforms
relating to
illegal
content as
outlined
below:) in
April of last
year.
The
three newly
accredited
Trusted
Flaggers will
be responsible
for submitting
reports to
online
platforms
relating to
illegal
content as
outlined
below:
-
Irish
Internet
Hotline (IIH)
– child sexual
abuse
material,
non-consensual
intimate image
sharing,
racism,
xenophobia and
financial
scams and
fraud.
-
Irish
Music Rights
Organisation
(IMRO) –
copyright
infringement,
with a
particular
focus on music
and lyrical
copyright.
-
Jewish
Representative
Council of
Ireland (JRCI)
– illegal
antisemitic
material.
Under
the Digital
Services Act,
Coimisiún na
Meán has the
power to award
Trusted
Flagger status
to entities
established in
Ireland who
meet certain
conditions.
Trusted
Flaggers are
empowered to
notify illegal
content within
their area of
expertise to
online
platforms who
are then
legally
obliged to
ensure these
notices are
given priority
and decided
upon without
undue delay.
However,
Trusted
Flagger status
does not
guarantee
take-down of
content. It,
instead,
provides a
fast track to
the platform
in reporting
illegal
content.
Entities
awarded
Trusted
Flagger status
are recognised
as such across
the EU.
Digital
Services
Commissioner,
John Evans
said: “By
empowering
these
organisations
with Trusted
Flagger status
we are
maximising the
impact of our
regulatory
framework in
order to
minimise
online harms
to the public.
Through
collaboration,
we are
continuing to
develop an
ecosystem that
supports the
delivery of
our online
safety
mandate.
Reports from
Trusted
Flaggers will
also feed into
Coimisiún na
Meán’s
identification
of trends and
issues via
annual
reports, which
will be
instrumental
in
establishing
an informed,
evidence-based
approach to
our
supervision of
online
platforms.”
Under
Article 22 of
the DSA,
Trusted
Flagger status
can be granted
to entities
who meet the
following
conditions:
-
It
has particular
expertise and
competence for
the purposes
of detecting,
identifying
and notifying
illegal
content;
-
It
is independent
from any
provider of
online
platforms;
-
It
carries out
its activities
for the
purposes of
submitting
notices
diligently,
accurately and
objectively.
IMRO,
IIH and the
JRCI have been
granted the
Trusted
Flagger status
for the next
three years.
This status
can be
reviewed and
revoked if
required. Upon
the expiry of
the
accreditation
period the
Trusted
Flagger status
is reassessed
and, where
appropriate,
re-granted.
Trusted
Flaggers carry
out their
flagging
activities
independently
of Coimisiún
na Meán.
Further
information on
the role of
Trusted
Flaggers and
the
obligations of
online
platforms in
respect of
notices issued
by Trusted
Flaggers can
be found on
our dedicated Trusted
Flaggers page.
