Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

European Council Rule of Law Report 2022 and Rule of Law Situation in Ireland: Engagement with Ms Vra Jourová

Ms Vra Jourov?:

It is the change of the governance system, so this is serious. That is why I think, as the Deputy said, we have to think about how to get people back. We cannot use populism, simple methods, propaganda or brainwashing. We have to play with clean hands. This will not be easy.

On algorithms, the Digital Services Act is for the first time addressing this issue. We want to have the algorithms auditable by the enforcers so once we have a suspicion the algorithms go against people and simplifying and enable the company to make money on dirt, crime or some horrible content or method, then the enforcers should knock on the door and ask to be shown how the algorithm works. The funny thing is, we hear from the big platforms sometimes that they do not know how the algorithm works.

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