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Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I might need more than five minutes. I may come back in after the Chair with a supplementary question, if that is okay. I thank our guests for being with us. I am very concerned about the term "age assurance". As I have said previously, I worry that this is something that is less strict than age verification. Will the witnesses give me an idea of what exactly is meant by age assurance...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Thank you.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Does Coimisiún na Meán have the power to influence how platforms police it? If they take a laissez-faireapproach, is it all the same to Coimisiún na Meán? Is it left up to them to decide what their standards are?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Platforms are held to their own standards, not to those of Coimisiún na Meán.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Okay.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I am still not clear what doing their best means or why it is left to them to do their best. Where is the age assurance? What does that mean and how far do they have to go? What are they required to do to stop children from being able to access their stuff?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: What does Mr. Kenny mean by frictionless?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I think you will admit, Chair that it is in a good cause.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: The witnesses are completely ILWA - in love with acronyms. I wish to ask about two things - malinformation and pornography. The Minister, Deputy O'Donovan, recently defended the need for a national approach to combat what he called online misinformation, disinformation and malinformation. Malinformation, as I understand it, refers to information that is accurate but which might be shared...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Let us say one had information that was true but likely to cause annoyance, unrest or hostility. It could be about crime statistics and particular cohorts. I do not want to get into inflammatory examples. It would not be misinformation or disinformation.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Leaving aside the question of child protection for a moment, there are porn platforms that display and, therefore, promote violence against women - things like choking, slapping, etc. Is the commission active or does it intend to be active in taking on platforms engaged in the provision of that kind of so-called service?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I am not necessarily talking about illegality.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I will come back to child protection again because I think most people would agree that freedom of expression really has to take second place there. I just worry, and I am wondering whether the coimisiún is making it too easy for porn companies by not existing on strict age verification. At the end of the day, if I want to open a bank account, the bank will have to know for sure that I...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: That is the question I am asking Dr. Evans. Is he going to-----

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Yes, I am sorry. I thank the Cathaoirleach.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: What do you mean "below threshold"?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: The very large online platforms, VLOPs.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Does the coimisiún have the power to up its level of regulation in this area? If it wanted to go for strict age verification, does it have the power to do that?