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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: We have received apologies from Senator Annie Hoey. I thank our guests for coming in and being here with us. We really look forward to what they have to say on this very topical issue of disinformation and misinformation. I have a little housekeeping to do before we proceed, if our guests can bear with me and my colleagues while we get through that. I have some committee business to...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: The meeting today has been convened with representatives from Hope and Courage Collective, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Media Literacy Ireland and DCU's Institute of Future Media, Democracy and Society to discuss the State's response to online disinformation and media and digital literacy, including social media and fake news. This meeting continues the committee's engagement on...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Before proceeding to the opening statements, I will explain some limitations as regards parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is protected, pursuant to both the Constitution and statute, by...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Ms McGinley, I will pause you there because we have gone way over the time.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: We will take the rest of your statement as read because we all have copies. Is that okay?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. O Connor. I call Ms Martina Chapman on behalf of Media Literacy Ireland.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: I will stop Ms Chapman just there and she is over the time and members can take the remainder of the statement as read. Is this okay with colleagues? Yes. I now invite Dr. Shane Murphy on behalf of DCU.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Does anyone wish to respond to the Deputy's observations or concerns?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: For clarification, Meta was here in public session. Twitter was not; it was in private session.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Senator Míchéal Carrigy is online and he may have a few questions lined up.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Does Senator Carrigy have any follow-up questions?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Is the Senator satisfied with that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Ms McGinley spoke about moderators and how each of the platforms has had significant job cuts in the area of moderators. Could she expand on that? I think she said Google cut one third of its staff.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Has there been a domino effect, as in one did it so they all followed suit?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: That is where they took the jobs-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Would it be fair to conclude that the comfort the platforms felt about removing jobs from the moderation and trust and safety arms of their organisations was because enforcement is not there, and they feel it is soft-touch oversight?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Has that been since the moderation teams were reduced?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: All of the witnesses are extremely passionate about this, and it is wonderful to see. This Government has proposed hate speech legislation. There was push-back on that from certain quarters. My view was that this was one area where it would have been hugely helpful. However, the witnesses are the experts. I ask each of them if they feel that could have had a positive impact, or any...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Would it have added more pressure to the platforms?