Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank all our guests for their contributions. They have been very informative and helpful. I know the Connemara film-maker Bob Quinn always fought against ads during children's programming while he was on the RTÉ Authority. Are any of the guests aware of the breakdown of time during which children and young people see these ads when we compare online and traditional media? If it is weighted more towards traditional media that these ads are seen, at least for now should we strengthen those laws in traditional media, as has been proposed we do online? Should more weight be given in this conversation to that traditional media space? Has any other country introduced a ban on digital ads targeted at children?

During the repeal of the eighth referendum, Facebook banned foreign political ads and a few days later, almost immediately, Google had a complete ban on ads during that campaign. There are precedents for a comprehensive ban on a type of advertising. We should not forget those companies did that.

I welcome Ms Twomey's comment on having a complaints mechanism. One of the questions I had concerned the ASAI's recommendation on an individual complaints mechanism. I read her submission and appreciate her reference to that. That clears it up for me.

I have one further question on photo editing. It has become an issue in the political space. France is examining it. It has tried to deal with photo editing, proposing a compulsory edited photo symbol on edited photos used for marketing. A Private Members' Bill is being taken in Westminster on the issue. From an industry perspective, Ms Twomey or Dr. Campbell might be able to comment on that. Is it necessary to have a code of regulations or do we need to manage photo editing online or make it clear an image has been altered or edited?