Bill to regulate online harmful content ‘damages constitutional rights, Oireachtas committee told The long-awaited proposals to regulate social media have been criticised as so “poorly defined” that it could restrict online speech that is not illegal Cate McCurry, PA 26 May, 2021 15:27
A proposed Bill aimed at tackling the spread of harmful online content is so “vague and arbitrary” that it “seriously damages” users’ constitutional rights, an Oireachtas committee has been told
The long-awaited proposals to regulate social media have been criticised as so “poorly defined” that it could restrict online speech that is not illegal.
Representatives from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), Digital Rights Ireland and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission appeared before the Oireachtas media committee about the forthcoming Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill.