Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)

I do not know if the question about the use of robots, particularly from outside the EU's jurisdiction, was answered. The control of data is important when a handful of people have huge control over it. We are all concerned about what happens during elections and so on but, as has been pointed out, the election can be framed in people's minds by the use of data, disinformation or whatever else. My concern is that people can buy robots to filter a particular view, information or whatever else. How can the commission combat that? These are based in different countries around the world. It is very complicated and very worrying because it is about information and data. Those who control the data at the moment have a particular world view in relation to various things and seem to be skewing information to align with that view. People have mentioned different things such as misogyny and people of colour. How can that be combated?

On an aside or separate issue, Dr. Evans mentioned misinformation, fact-checking and so on. I do not know if this was covered earlier but I would really be worried about some of the stuff that is online. You ask how to cure cancer and there is stuff about going on a diet of garlic and onions for six months or something like that and people actually believe it. They may be desperate enough to believe it. It is an extreme example but does the commission have any role in relation to that because, as has been pointed out, people of all ages are reading this and it will have a particular impact on young people?

How can robots, particularly from outside, and that information be controlled? I also asked about that handful of people who control data and about misinformation in relation to health stuff.