Social media reps before Oireachtas committee

Ireland is no different from other European countries in relation to the level of abusive behaviour on Facebook, it emerged at an Oireachtas communications committee meeting yesterday.

Facebook’s European safety director, Patricia Cartes, said Irish user behaviour was very similar to other countries.

“We don’t see a massive difference between Ireland and other countries, especially in Europe where most countries have similar patterns of behaviour,” she said.