Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 October 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Ryan Meade:
No, that is not what I am saying. It is the other way around. We do not tolerate hate speech under any circumstances, but the decision about whether it violates our policies may be slightly different if the speech is about a public figure. If so, it may be considered to be legitimate political comment. If the same thing was said about someone who is not a political figure it might be considered in violation of policy.
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