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
Mr. Ryan Meade:
I would say that our policies apply across the board. If we have a policy on threats or incitement to violence or hatred, we apply that across the board. In some cases, when it comes to undertaking a review, we have to apply a certain amount of public interest balancing. In some cases, the context of the content would be important. We attempt to avoid infringing on people's right to engage in legitimate political expression. I would be happy to look at any specific examples the Senator has but we are certainly working all the time to ensure our policies are applied consistently, in respect of both protecting people from harm but also allowing for valid political discourse.
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