Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok have been giving their views on the proposed Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill at the Oireachtas Media Committee,=.
He told the committee that if an account was flagged abusive, Twitter could investigate to see if it was linked to other accounts. Sinn Féin's Johnny Mythen said that there is not a single public representative with a friend or colleague that has not been harassed online or has not been contacted by a concerned parent.Mr Ó Broin said that the goal was to remove harmful content as quickly as possible but that there is not a strict turnaround time on that. He said that thanks to artificial intelligence , some content is removed before it is reported.
Mr Costello said that Twitter was trying to remove of the burden of journalists and politicians having to report such content, through the use of AI. Mr Ó Broin said that it was an intention of Facebook to provide the end-to-end encryption service. He said that the company has engaged with many organisations, to hear their concerns.
Major changes are on the way when it comes to the regulation of online and traditional media companies in Ireland.
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