Progress

Current status
in force
18 Oct 2021 in force
09 Dec 2020 in force
22 Jan 2019 under deliberation
19 Dec 2018 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Ireland
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

18 Oct 2021
in force

Dublin Circuit Court confirms fine by the Irish Data Protection Commission imposed on Twitter over Data Protection Act infringement

On 18 October 2021, the Dublin Circuit Court confirmed the fine handed out by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) on 9 December 2020 when it sanctioned Twitter for infringements of Articles 33(1) and 33(5) of the Irish General Data Protection…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
09 Dec 2020
in force

Data Protection Commission announces decision after its inquiry over Twitter’s compliance with GDPR

On 9 December 2020, The Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced its final decision regarding the investigation conducted regarding Twitter's violation of its obligations to report data breaches in conformity with the General Data Protection Regul…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
22 Jan 2019
under deliberation

Opening of a new statutory inquiry into Twitter’s compliance with GDPR

On 22 January 2019, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) opened a new statutory investigation into Twitter over a data breach reported by the company on 8 January 2019. The inquiry aims to determine if Twitter complied with Article 33 of the G…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
19 Dec 2018
under deliberation

Opening of statutory inquiry into Twitter’s compliance with Data Protection Act

On 19 December 2018, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced that it opened a statutory investigation into Twitter’s compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The inquiry started in November 2018 after the agency re…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority