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X cleared to appeal rejected challenge to Irish online safety obligations

( January 21, 2026, 13:38 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Social-media platform X has been granted permission to appeal an Irish High Court ruling that dismissed its legal challenge to Ireland’s Online Safety Code, after a judge found the case raises points of law of “exceptional public importance.” In a decision published Wednesday, the company was allowed to go to the Court of Appeal to challenge a July judgment that upheld the powers of the Irish media regulator, Coimisiún Na Meán, to impose stricter online safety obligations on video-sharing platforms under EU law.Judgment attached. ...

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