Social Media
Seanad Éireann — 2025-11-19
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John Cummins (FG), Waterford

I thank the Senator for setting out very eloquently the challenges we face as a society in tackling online disinformation, both in terms of harmful content for our younger population and also in terms of how we consume media and the impacts and influences it can have.
From a personal perspective, I believe we should have age and identity verification on social media. The way people interact online can be very different from how they interact in the public domain. There is no silver bullet in this space. A combination of all of the factors I have outlined in the response from the Minister, Deputy O'Donovan, will be required to address this issue.

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Sitting date: 2025-11-19