Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 21 July 2021
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed)
Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I have a quick question about something that has been noticeable during the pandemic. The commissioner looked at data around online harm that is happening. An issue we will look to address related to media literacy is fake news, particularly with regard to Covid. I wonder how the commissioner responded to that. I am thinking about stories, which the commissioner may or may not wish to comment on, of vaccine hesitancy in Australia and whether that has been a contributory factor. I ask about the extent to which the commissioner's office engages in tackling problems around fake news, particularly during the pandemic.
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