Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Young Social Innovators: Discussion
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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One of the consequences of social media, unfortunately, and this is not just something to do with young people in politics, is that many people do not think for themselves anymore. When they are faced with an issue, sometimes a political issue, they look online to see the opinion of the people they follow online on it. How do we tackle that, to get people to think for themselves from a young age?