Fianna Fáil TD James Lawless wants legislation to crack down on fake Twitter bots

Running multiple fake Twitter accounts will be outlawed under legislation being put forward by Fianna Fáil.

The party is bringing forward a bill to tackle an increased phoney bots and orchestrated, anti-democratic online campaigns on various social media networks.

Fianna Fail TD James Lawless who is bringing forward the Social Media and Online Advertising (Transparency) Bill 2017 said the measures will combat “deliberate online deception for political purposes”.