Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
The amendment refers to "Online content by which a person intentionally engages in offensive conduct of a sexual nature contrary to section 45(3) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017". How can the intention of a person be judged? That is the first question that springs to mind. Should it not just be that unsolicited pictures of this type are an offence, full stop? If a person claims that his or her intention was not to cause fear or distress, is such conduct not deemed to be an offence?
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