Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I have two sets of questions. The first is for Dr. McAuley around the question of advertising and micro-targeting of children online. I have a particular concern in this regard. I am rather frightened by the news that Facebook is now talking about developing Instagram for kids, and I think it is an appalling idea. I would be grateful to hear what Dr. McAuley feels we need to put into the legislation to deal with advertising that specifically targets children, and how we can address that.

On a question to Dr. Culloty, an area of concern is around the whole question of algorithmic decision-making and machine learning. We have been looking at the idea that the new media commission would develop specific codes in these areas to ensure transparency and awareness of when algorithmic decision-making is taking place. Will Dr. Culloty elaborate on what she believes we should look to have in the legislation? I may come back in later but those are my first two sets of questions.