New media regulator Coimisiún na Meán is in the spotlight courtesy of a High Court challenge by one of the world’s biggest online community platforms, Reddit. The US firm with an international office in Dublin 2 has filed a judicial review against the watchdog following its decision, published on January 9, to designate Reddit as one of ten video-sharing platforms bound by new online safety rules aimed at protecting users, particularly children. Explaining the decision to take legal action, the company told The Currency that it is a “predominately text-based discussion platform” and should fall outside the scope of the…

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