Ms Elizabeth Farries:

Many members have called for social media companies to be held accountable. However, this is very difficult. How can we hold them accountable when the law is silent on this matter? The first step should be to put effective regulation in place. We are not just looking at the inaction of social media companies here; we are also looking at the inaction of the Garda and at the restrictions on judges. If no laws adequately guide the Garda and our Judiciary, how can we point the finger at social media companies? How can we say they need to take down certain content when it is not even illegal? We need to make it illegal before we start looking at what social media companies should and should not be doing and at how they should be held accountable.