An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-23
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Alan Farrell (FG), Dublin Fingal

Delays in takedown orders being issued to social media companies can stoke tensions in communities, cause trauma to victims, and place gardaí and individuals in harm's way, and have caused demonstrable harm to people. There are multiple occasions where response times for takedown requests can be very slow, by which time, as recently illustrated, images and videos can be viewed millions of times. I am sure the Taoiseach would agree it should not be the case that An Garda Síochána would have to ask people to refrain from sharing offending images or videos. Can the Taoiseach outline if he is satisfied with the legislative framework for such measures and the response times of social media companies for such takedown requests, and that an appropriate range of sanctions are available?

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Sitting date: 2023-05-23