'Wild West' social media firms criticised for response to ha

 
Social media companies were lambasted for their track record in dealing with abusive content on their platforms at an Oireachtas committee hearing on Wednesday.
Fianna Fáil TD Niamh Smyth, who chairs the Oireachtas media committee, said platforms were “like the Wild West, anything goes” and she did not accept some of their statements on the swiftness with which harmful content is removed.
Previous committee witnesses from child protection agencies have “repeatedly” cited companies’ reluctance to remove harmful content and “a lethargic attitude” to doing so, Ms Smyth said.
Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin described Twitter’s abuse reporting processes as “scandalous”, while Sinn Féin TD Johnny Mythen said he did not think there was a public representative who had not had a parent contacting their constituency office with concerns about a child suffering as a result of online content.

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