Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 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)
Mr. Ronan Costello:
I will answer the final question because I think the first two were directed at the representatives from the other platforms. As I mentioned, our emphasis on proactivity in content moderation has been developed over recent years and will continue to be developed in the future, such that the burden on users to initiate the reporting process to us is increasingly reduced. If we can train an algorithm or use machine-learning techniques to better identify abusive behaviours on the platform, such as toxic interactions and so on, we will be better able to tackle how people are exposed to content and how low-quality content appears or is amplified on the platform. In doing so, we hope that we can encourage and promote a constructive and healthier public conversation on Twitter.
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