Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Who will be on it? All the witnesses will be asked the same question so I thank Mr. Ó Broin for telling us this. Excuse my manner, but we have spoken to people last week and will be speaking to more next week and ultimately we must tease it out. I am acutely aware of the importance of the right to freedom of expression and the dangers that are inherent in a system that seeks to stop it. I know that and do not need to be told it. I am acutely conscious of what governments can get up to stop that. Within that we must look at people being harmed online, and that is where I am coming from. Now there is an oversight board and it will be set up next year. Facebook is probably ahead of the posse or are there other oversight boards?

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