This article is part of the campaign DSA for YOUth - Protecting minors by design, focusing on the DSA guidelines for the protection of minors under the DSA, including the age verification (AV) and age-appropriate (AA) measures, and translating these rules into clear, practical, and jargon-free resources. In this insight series, we explore how different Safer Internet Centres are working at the national level to raise awareness about the DSA and how it impacts the everyday lives of young people, their parents or caregivers, and teachers and educators.
The vision of the Irish Safer Internet Centre (SIC) is for a positive and inclusive digital world where children are safe and protected. The Irish SIC is a partnership of four leading organisations (Hotline.ie, ISPCC, National Parents Council and Webwise) with a mission to make the internet a better place for children and young people, under the co-ordination of the Department of Justice, Cybercrime Division. Read on to learn more about how the Irish SIC is raising awareness of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in Ireland.
Children and young people
Casting the Net is a youth-led audio series, hosted by teens for teens, exploring the breadth and depth of our online worlds. Hosted by members of the Webwise Youth Panel, in each episode, members cast the net wide to learn about the opportunities and challenges the internet brings and hear from experts from around the globe.
The series focusses on topics that matter to teenagers, what they want to know, and how they can make the most of their time online. The Webwise Youth Panellists speak to a range of guests including child psychotherapists, journalists, media literacy experts, academics, regulators, and more.
In the latest episode the panel spoke to Ireland’s Online Safety Commissioner, Niamh Hodnett, to explore the progress being made in keeping people safe online. They discuss the evolving landscape of online safety in Ireland and across Europe, the rights and protections for children and young people including the Digital Services Act, and practical steps all young people can take to enjoy a safer and more positive digital experience.
Listen to the episode on the Webwise website.
Parents and caregivers
The Irish SIC held a webinar for parents/guardians in February 2025 to promote Ireland’s Online Safety Framework. The aim of the webinar was to promote the new rules for protecting children and young people online in Ireland, including those included within the DSA. The short session also highlighted the resources and advice available to parents to help them support their child online, as well as a brief Q&A about the new rules and rights online.
A webpage provides information for parents and carers about the Online Safety Framework, which is built on three pieces of legislation, one of which is the DSA.
Coimisiún na Meán, the national Digital Services Coordinator (DSC) responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the Dsa in Ireland, has also published a range of resources for parents.
Working with the DSC
Partners within the Irish Safer Internet Centre (ISPCC, National Parents Council and Webwise) are members of the Coimisiún na Meán Youth Advisory Committee. The Committee has been established to assist and advise Coimisiún na Meán in relation to its online safety functions and other matters. It currently comprises representatives from nine national youth groups and nine individual young people under 25 years of age.
In addition, the awareness centre supported the development of new educational materials for schools on young people’s rights under rights under Ireland’s Online Safety Framework (including the DSA).
Furthermore, Coimisiún na Meán has published a range of resources for educators.
Interested in learning more about the DSA?
If you are interested in more, explore the DSA for YOUth toolkit to learn how the Digital Services Act (DSA) protects minors by design. There, you will find a family-friendly booklet explaining the DSA guidelines on what online platforms should do to keep kids and teens safe online, easy-to-read explainers, a quiz, and other resources.
Interested in learning more about activities in Ireland?
Find more information about the work of the Irish Safer Internet Centre, including its awareness raising, helpline, hotline, and youth participation services – or find similar information for Safer Internet Centres throughout Europe.
This article is part of the campaign DSA for YOUth - Protecting minors by design, focusing on the DSA guidelines for the protection of minors under the DSA, including the age verification (AV) and age-appropriate (AA) measures, and translating these rules into clear, practical, and jargon-free resources. In this insight series, we explore how different Safer Internet Centres are working at the national level to raise awareness about the DSA and how it impacts the everyday lives of young people, their parents or caregivers, and teachers and educators.
The vision of the Irish Safer Internet Centre (SIC) is for a positive and inclusive digital world where children are safe and protected. The Irish SIC is a partnership of four leading organisations (Hotline.ie, ISPCC, National Parents Council and Webwise) with a mission to make the internet a better place for children and young people, under the co-ordination of the Department of Justice, Cybercrime Division. Read on to learn more about how the Irish SIC is raising awareness of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in Ireland.
Children and young people
Casting the Net is a youth-led audio series, hosted by teens for teens, exploring the breadth and depth of our online worlds. Hosted by members of the Webwise Youth Panel, in each episode, members cast the net wide to learn about the opportunities and challenges the internet brings and hear from experts from around the globe.
The series focusses on topics that matter to teenagers, what they want to know, and how they can make the most of their time online. The Webwise Youth Panellists speak to a range of guests including child psychotherapists, journalists, media literacy experts, academics, regulators, and more.
In the latest episode the panel spoke to Ireland’s Online Safety Commissioner, Niamh Hodnett, to explore the progress being made in keeping people safe online. They discuss the evolving landscape of online safety in Ireland and across Europe, the rights and protections for children and young people including the Digital Services Act, and practical steps all young people can take to enjoy a safer and more positive digital experience.
Listen to the episode on the Webwise website.
Parents and caregivers
The Irish SIC held a webinar for parents/guardians in February 2025 to promote Ireland’s Online Safety Framework. The aim of the webinar was to promote the new rules for protecting children and young people online in Ireland, including those included within the DSA. The short session also highlighted the resources and advice available to parents to help them support their child online, as well as a brief Q&A about the new rules and rights online.
A webpage provides information for parents and carers about the Online Safety Framework, which is built on three pieces of legislation, one of which is the DSA.
Coimisiún na Meán, the national Digital Services Coordinator (DSC) responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the Dsa in Ireland, has also published a range of resources for parents.
Working with the DSC
Partners within the Irish Safer Internet Centre (ISPCC, National Parents Council and Webwise) are members of the Coimisiún na Meán Youth Advisory Committee. The Committee has been established to assist and advise Coimisiún na Meán in relation to its online safety functions and other matters. It currently comprises representatives from nine national youth groups and nine individual young people under 25 years of age.
In addition, the awareness centre supported the development of new educational materials for schools on young people’s rights under rights under Ireland’s Online Safety Framework (including the DSA).
Furthermore, Coimisiún na Meán has published a range of resources for educators.
Interested in learning more about the DSA?
If you are interested in more, explore the DSA for YOUth toolkit to learn how the Digital Services Act (DSA) protects minors by design. There, you will find a family-friendly booklet explaining the DSA guidelines on what online platforms should do to keep kids and teens safe online, easy-to-read explainers, a quiz, and other resources.
Interested in learning more about activities in Ireland?
Find more information about the work of the Irish Safer Internet Centre, including its awareness raising, helpline, hotline, and youth participation services – or find similar information for Safer Internet Centres throughout Europe.
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