Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2022-04-28
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Marie Sherlock (LAB), Labour Panel

I apologise for being late. I will be brief. Amendment No. 105 is similar to amendment No. 104, but it contains additional definitions of what constitutes a party-political programme or broadcast. We understand that this is not currently provided for in the legislation and does not appear anywhere else. It is important that this definition be included and that it is defined as meaning “uncontested time [...] provided to a political party and the broadcaster (or relevant media service provider, as the case may be) does not exercise editorial control over the content". It is important as well that this would also apply to online broadcasting and traditional forms of broadcasting.

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Sitting date: 2022-04-28