Ireland’s media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, opens an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X. The probe focuses on concerns that X may not meet requirements related to children’s online safety, including how it handles age assurance and parental controls.
The Irish outlets describe the investigation as being triggered by questions about whether X’s measures are adequate for protecting younger users. Bloomberg similarly reports that the regulator is examining potential breaches of age and parental control provisions under applicable media and consumer-protection rules.
South Africa’s IOL frames the same development as an inquiry into X’s safety and protection protocols for children. Across the reports, the common point is that the regulator is investigating X’s compliance regarding safeguards for minors, with differences mainly in wording about the specific aspect of compliance under review.
