Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion

Ms Caroline Counihan:

I would love it. It would be helpful. Fair play to Deputy Howlin, who did this in his Bill. However and wherever it is done, though, it is important that the principle of consent be referred to everywhere. Of course the woman consented to those photographs or videos originally being taken in a private context, but it must be clear that that does not imply a general licence to broadcasting them to all and sundry or even to one other person.

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