Professor Barry O'Sullivan:

The State is proposing to enact legislation that is going to make one single exception to consent law in Ireland; the only thing a person can consent to at 13 years of age is to have his or her data profiled on a social media platform. This 13 year old person will not be able to buy a licence for a pet dog but he or she can sign up to a social media company, which can present to the 13 year old person a view of the world based on his or her personal data, with no evidence that this will be helpful to that person.