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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Ms Dixon and invite the assistant commissioner, Ms Neary, to give her presentation on online behavioural advertising.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is not available.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Ms Neary. There may be further questions for her which she can address later. I thank both witnesses for their presentations and will now open up to questions. I will prioritise members of the committee who have indicated. I ask the witnesses to bank the questions; I will take two or three members in a row and will then come back to the witnesses, if they could take note of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Because of our time constraints, I ask members to ask all of their questions together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I remind members of our Standing Orders. Members will be aware of the sub judice rule provided for under Standing Order No. 59(3): "a matter shall not be raised in such an overt manner so that it appears to be an attempt by the Dáil to encroach on the functions of the Courts or a Judicial Tribunal."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will ask the commissioner to respond to those questions and will then bring in our next Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: If Ms Dixon feels she cannot answer those questions, she does not have to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ms Dixon has clarified the position on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: There are Standing Orders and we are under time constraints.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Yes, it does. Deputy, please do not question the Chairman on this issue. I have been very clear in private session and here again. I call Senator O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I invite the commissioner to answer those two rounds of questions from Deputies Stanley and Bríd Smith.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: We are under time constraints, so very briefly-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you. Deputy. The commissioner has that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: Could I ask the commissioner to forward that to the committee clerk because I am sure all the members would be interested in that. I am going to bring in Deputies Eamon Ryan, Lowry and Lawless and Senators McDowell and Higgins, all of whom are most welcome. I will start with Deputy Ryan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: There are many questions and we are short on time. I ask Ms Dixon to keep her answers short and if there is any issue where she feels she can give us more information in writing, we would appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am sorry to cut Ms Dixon off. We will send her a transcript of the questions posed by the members and seek written replies to them. I thank Ms Dixon and Ms Neary for attending and for providing such a comprehensive response. The committee will publish the opening statements and submissions on its website. Is that agreed? Agreed. We will suspend for a moment to allow the witnesses to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to a qualified privilege in respect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome Mr. Joel Kaplan, Vice President of global policy in Facebook. He is accompanied by Ms Niamh Sweeney who is the head of public policy with Facebook Ireland. I invite him to make his opening presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Kaplan for his contribution. I will begin with my own questions. Mr. Kaplan can make a note of the questions as we go around the members of the committee before returning at various intervals. I posed a question to the Data Protection Commissioner about this issue earlier. Mr. Kaplan stated that in 2014, Facebook said it was changing its platform to significantly limit the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will ask the witnesses to respond before bringing in other members.