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:

Fake accounts are an ongoing issue which we address. We removed 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December 2020. As a rule, we have a real-name policy on Facebook. As I explained earlier, we do not require ID when the account is being set up, but if anyone has any concern regarding the authenticity of the account, and if it is reported to us, we will require-----

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