Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 May 2021

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht

General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Alex Cooney:

I echo Ms Ahern's point about the lack of consistency across different platforms. That is something to consider with the community standards. Responsiveness is the other issue. We hear from children who say they have reported things and there is no response, which is not acceptable. Things like that should be monitored.

The idea that you could make an anonymous report is important. Many parents are reluctant to go to the Garda and things like that with issues because they do not want children being criminalised or to make something seem bigger to a child. We have to consider all the sensitivities here.

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