Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-18
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

First, of course, it should not have to wait for the online commission, nor does it have to wait. The companies themselves should remove such videos immediately once they go up and that should be the position. We have given that message to the social media platforms on a consistent basis. Indeed, they argue that they do that but the rapidity by which they do it at times has to be questioned. The impact that can have on the individuals concerned who are the focus or the young person who has been attacked can compound the damage done to that young person and have subsequent psychological impacts. We hope that full resources will be made available to the family to enable that young person to recover from this attack. There is no argument with the Deputy's basic point, however. Such violent incidents should not be left on social media platforms for one minute longer.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-18