Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

When it comes to social media, I have to get my kids to do some of the work. In respect of a solution, there are two lines I would like to tease out a little. In her opening statement, Ms McDonald said, "We need to prevent the amplification of hateful, dangerous and violent content." She also said, "Turning off the recommender system by default would reduce the amplification of content, thus reducing harm." I have a couple of questions in that regard. What is a "recommender system"? Does it exist across all platforms or does it only apply to one? Is it turned off by the individual user or by the social media company? Will our guests tell me how to do that, if I can?