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

I suppose it is unlawful in that it would be a breach of the woman's privacy and of her confidence for these images to be published without her consent. If representatives of the social media companies were sitting here, they would say that under the e-commerce directive, they take down any such images brought to their attention. Many people are dissatisfied with that because when they contact social media companies, it takes a period of time for this to happen. They find it difficult to invoke a statutory provision. Do any of the witnesses think there would be a benefit to putting a more strict statutory provision on social media companies and holding them liable for any loss or emotional damage sustained by a person as a result of the publication of images of this nature?