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. Dualta Ó Broin:

I recognise the work that the Webwise ambassadors are doing. They are excellent young people who engage with other young people in this space. It is worth looking into their work.

On misinformation, even before the start of the pandemic, we worked with the HSE to identify what we could do to support getting out authoritative messages that supported their campaigns. On both Instagram and Facebook, we have also financially supported the Department of the Taoiseach's campaigns. We address the issue by removing misinformation that can lead to real-world harm, such as claims that drinking bleach can cure Covid. Below that, we might say that an instance of misinformation can lead to real-world harm and it is then referred to our network of fact-checkers, with 130 organisations throughout the world-----

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