Sharon Keogan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Have all the online platforms signed up to the guidelines in the Digital Services Act? I see the commission has the power to issue compliance notices. How long does that compliance notice take and what is the follow up? For example, if a complaint is made and the compliance notice is issued I understand the fines are up to 6% of the gross turnover of these particular agencies, which is quite a heavy fine. That is one of my questions.

There is a lot of awful online content. Hate is not exclusive to a particular type of politician. Hate happens to all politicians and it does not matter what side of the spectrum we are on. Hate comes at us from every side. We live in a democracy but can the commission ultimately overrule Irish regulators? Would Ireland respond to requests to censor political content, for example from Christine Anderson MEP? Ms Anderson was in a briefing here previously that I had. There was uproar with regard to inviting somebody such as an elected Member of the European Parliament who might not share the views some of us might have here within our Parliament. Ms Anderson was a guest here as a democratically elected Member of the EU Parliament. What are the witnesses' views on censoring political content from Members of the European Parliament with views that one may not like or may not agree with?