Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chairman and I thank everyone for coming in this morning. So the witnesses are aware of the function of the committee, we are all Members of the Oireachtas considering whether there needs to be greater regulation. When we talk about regulation what we mean is the extent to which social media companies should be liable under law for harmful information they store and which they and others publish. Do the witnesses accept that regulation in Ireland should increase beyond what is provided for in the e-commerce directive? I will begin with Mr. Ó Broin on behalf of Facebook.