Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 December 2023

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

Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion

Photo of Christopher O'SullivanChristopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Moss. Do I have time for one more question? This is for Meta. We are receiving a lot of communication from people who are concerned about the concept of shadow banning, particularly with regard to the conflict in Palestine and Gaza. There are theories out there, some of which are, in fact, very hard to dismiss, that much pro-Palestinian content that is trying to portray what is happening in Gaza and the destruction, devastation and death is being shadow banned on the Meta platforms. In other words, some people are finding that their videos and reels are getting far less views. Some are finding it very hard to actually find pro-Palestinian accounts. There is real concern. As we speak, I understand there is a discussion on this issue in the audiovisual room upstairs whereby pro-Palestinian activists who are looking for a ceasefire and for the killings and murders to stop are finding it hard to get traction on Meta, in particular. Can Mr. Ó Broin comment on that, please?

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