Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 May 2021

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht

General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Alex Cooney:

Snapchat had a version for kids. None of the children that we spoke to, the eight to 13-year olds, wanted to be on that platform; they want to be on the version that they know their older peers are on. The challenge will always be in ensuring kids are using the child-friendly version that is in addition to the practice for future social media use.