Dr. T.J. McIntyre:

There are a number of difficulties. One is the assumption that in a legislative context we are looking at a one-size-fits-all solution when we will be looking at a range of very different providers and sites, a range of very different users and, probably, very different standards as to what is expected. Some websites already apply a much more stringent standard. For example, boards.ieis much more strict with its content moderation and takes down material far in excess of what is required by the law. Facebook is notoriously stringent in some regards. For years, it waged a so-called war on breastfeeding which it found to be contrary to its policy on nudity. However, it is much more lenient in other regards. As the committee will have heard recently, Facebook has been subject to many complaints that it does not take down what many people would regard as hate speech.