Eileen Lynch (Fine Gael)

I thank the witnesses for being with us and for their presentation. The importance of Coimisiún na Mean's role cannot be understated. It is quite a difficult regulatory role.

While many of the measures coming in under the new legislation are preliminary and very much at an exploratory stage in terms of their results, what mechanisms are in place for monitoring and enforcing compliance by digital platforms with content moderation requirements? I am thinking particularly of elections. We have a presidential election coming up later this year. When it comes to moderating the information on these platforms, what measures can be taken to stop the force of misinformation and disinformation and to get a balance whereby we still have transparency and accountability for the public and are not seen to be interfering with the right to free speech and information? Obviously, disinformation, especially through media platforms, is a massive issue. How do the officials see Coimisiún na Mean being able to stop that, particularly as it has difficulties with platforms that are not based here and with different regulatory authorities? How do they see that working out? What has been learnt in the context of past elections and misinformation?