Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Ronan Lupton:
That is correct, or it was just afterwards. We had a long discussion on it. The reality is there is still work to be done, both on familial supports from Tusla's perspective and the overall regulation of complaints and societal issues but also the curriculum standpoint, with which we can feed into the youngest in society to educate them properly. We would also assist teachers, principals and so forth to feed into it. If we have an educated society, transactions and behaviour in dealing with platforms take a different approach and there would be better awareness. It feeds into the idea of making Ireland a better place in terms of tech savviness. There was a comment on international manoeuvres and hosting. We must focus on that issue as best we can and bring our influence to bear at that point.
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