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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2023): Malcolm Byrne: ...how many democracies are going to face into elections next year. We need to tackle this problem. Meta, the owners of Facebook and Instagram, in the first six months of 2023 took down 426 million fake accounts, which represents about 5% of active users. While the figure is not exact, we know in the case of Twitter that up to 20% of users are fake. There is a very serious risk to our...
Seanad: Live Industry Supports: Statements (16 Dec 2021): Malcolm Byrne: ...forward to a day when we can debate arts and culture policy without the impact of Covid-19. The Minister and her Government have had achievements, including increasing Arts Council funding to €130 million, additional supports for local authorities and the introduction of the basic income scheme. These are all positive developments but, unfortunately, we are dealing with the...

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