Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 March 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Twitter and Facebook

11:35 am

Mr. Simon Milner:

With regard to other governments, different governments take different approaches. The UK, which is the other country I know well, has the UK Council for Child Internet Safety. Three Ministers are members of this council, which brings together industries, charities, NGOs and school experts to help co-ordinate activities on keeping children safe online. A range of issues arise including sexting, which was discussed yesterday, cyberbullying and the commercialisation of children. It is a fantastic forum in which to share best practice in a trusted way. It is not about regulation but about everybody learning from each other. We all have a mutual interest in keeping children safe online.

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