Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Second Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2020-12-18
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Michael McDowell (IND), National University of Ireland

If one publishes an article, there is one standard for people standing over their remarks on the letters to the editor page and a completely different standard for people who make abusive, ridiculous and sometimes moronic comments anonymously. That is part of this failure to adequately balance anonymity and moral responsibility.

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Sitting date: 2020-12-18