Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 August 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Moderation of Violent and Harmful Content on the Facebook Platform: Discussion

12:00 pm

Ms Siobhán Cummiskey:

It does and we have a real responsibility to get our policies right. That is why we consult on them and do not create them in a vacuum. We consult others on whether the lines are in the right places. We also offer an appeal; therefore, if a page or a profile is removed, people will have had the opportunity to appeal. That has been the case for many years. In April we announced that by the end of the year we would roll out post-level appeals. Therefore, if a post or a photo is removed in certain categories of content, it will be possible to appeal the decision wherever the person is in the world.

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