Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members]
Dail Éireann — 2026-03-04
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Michael Collins (II), Cork South-West

Here is the point. Without online platforms and without the ability to share honest information among ourselves and to pass on updates, warnings and bits of advice, these people would be completely on their own. The only lifeline they have right now is the information we can give them online and the information they can send back to us.
Yes, online spaces can be dangerous and toxic - we know that too well - but they can also be a lifeline. They can be the one thing keeping an Irish citizen thousands of miles away connected to home, connected to help and connected to hope, and that is why we have to get this right. We have to protect people from the harm that happens online while also making sure we can still use the platforms to help those who need it most.
I got there.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-04