Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 106:

In page 83, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "(e) that service providers provide and publish robust duty of care and well-being measures to protect those who moderate and otherwise work on potentially harmful content from the impact of this content on their mental health and well-being through the adoption of appropriate policies and procedures."

The amendment is to mandate an coimisiún to produce an online safety code specifically to protect workers who will be reviewing harmful content. This type of work is unique to online platforms and it is not intended that this online safety code would encompass any workers' rights or protections already in place under the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment or the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC. Harm from regulating online content was brought up during pre-legislative scrutiny and is unique to this industry, which is why it is important that an coimisiún would take a leading role in ensuring proper standards are in place for those who regulate it. Workers may be required to review abuse of children, people being slaughtered or stuff like that. They must look at that and go through it. It is about protecting those people and giving them rights.