Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ms Haugen mentioned that there is no silver bullet to make the Internet safer. We are so far behind in discussing regulation in that we are still talking about looking at the 2D flatscreen while big tech, as Ms Haugen has acknowledged, is pumping money not into safety but into ploughing ahead with a version of the Internet that we are inside, that is a very immersive experience in terms of how we participate in meetings, parties, the gym and so on. Questions have surfaced about its harms and the safety of people, in particular women and children. Will measures such as the Digital Services Act and similar legislation to be introduced here in terms of a regulatory framework mark the beginning of governments being able to keep pace with big tech? Will we ever be a match for it or will that be done by citizens taking action such as boycotting various platforms, choosing email providers that protect our data and messaging Apps that value our privacy? Can we keep apace with regulation?