Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Committee on European Union Affairs
Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán
2:00 am
Mr. Tiernan Kenny:
I can offer the Deputy some reassurance that we are concerned that platforms only show age-appropriate content to children of whatever age. We have also put obligations into the online safety code that video sharing platforms have parental controls. That would allow parents to do things such as set time limits for how long a child can use an app or prevent other people from contacting him or her. That was raised by one of the other Senators or Deputies in relation to Roblox. We are putting measures in place to address those issues. As Dr. Evans said, the regulation is still reasonably new. It is bedding in, but we are certainly aware of the issues the Deputy raised. We are doing our best to improve things.
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