Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 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)

Dr. Mark Carpenter:

I am conscious that on other issues we have not always been on the same page but on this one we are. All broadcasters are very familiar with the regulation that goes with that. Every single minute of content that goes out on any Sky channel is watched by an extensive compliance department and it is regulated after that fact. As Mr. Coveney said, they are going to have to deal with some of the largest global online content intermediaries and that is going to require a significant resource to be able to regulate that effectively. I concur with what previous witnesses have said on the issue.

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