Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 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)

Photo of Micheál CarrigyMicheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On that, it is something we raised when representatives from TikTok, Facebook and Twitter were before the committee. I put it to them that there was a responsibility on them to fund a campaign in all schools through the Department of Education with regard to online bullying. They committed to that. It is something the Oireachtas and I, personally, will keep pushing, that they follow up on the commitment they gave. The responsibility is on them. They are making significant profits through it and they should contribute to it. It would be rolled out by the Department of Education in every school in the country. The witness is 100% correct, and that is something we must ensure is implemented.

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