Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

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

Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme

Photo of Malcolm ByrneMalcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept that but I am concerned because the European Commission's Vice President, Ms Vra Jourová, yesterday indicated that it is intended that the Digital Services Act will be used in these circumstances. There is a requirement at EU level for Twitter, or X, to provide reports on misinformation and disinformation and the European Commission has identified it as the platform with the largest ratio of misinformation and disinformation. We know, for example, that approximately 20% of accounts on Twitter are fake. Given the critical role for Coimisiún na Meán as a regulator, if this is the approach that Twitter, or X, will take with regard to the European Commission, what certainty can we have that Coimisiún na Meán will take action if a similar approach is taken here?

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