Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen

Photo of Imelda MunsterImelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ireland has a history of engaging in the light-touch regulation in many sectors and it led to the bankruptcy of the State just over ten years ago. Given Ireland's position, particularly as the home of the European headquarters of many of these tech companies, can Ms Haugen outline the dangers should Ireland adopt a hands-off or light-touch approach to the regulation of these tech companies?

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