Out-of-court dispute settlement bodies? Trusted flaggers? There’s a dazing mix of terms and buzzwords swirling around the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Coimisiún na Meán. Several months on from the EU’s new rules on regulating content online taking effect, regulators like the Irish watchdog are turning to third parties for help. A novel provision in the DSA allows for the enlisting of external parties to assist with various parts of the legislation. One such part is the out-of-court dispute settlement system or ODS. As the name suggests, the system is intended to mediate rows between users and online platforms and…

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