Social media regulation
Deputy Gibney warned that tech firms are failing children and urged urgent debate on stronger regulation of social media platforms.
It is reported in the Irish Independent today that at a recent launch of teen accounts Meta's head of safety essentially said parents are now responsible for what their children and teens view online, including the harmful things their teens view online. Our Government and the tech regulators in this jurisdiction are asleep at the wheel. The social media platforms are running rings around them. When will the Government take seriously its obligations to regulate this area? We need time to discuss this urgently this week.