Public wants same election rules to apply to social media as traditional media

Two-thirds of Irish people expressed concern about the potential for the outcome of elections to be influenced by cyberattacks.

The overwhelming majority of Irish people want the same rules to apply to social media platforms as to traditional media during pre-election periods, according to a major new EU survey.

A Eurobarometer poll found 91% of people in the Republic of Ireland favour existing rules on equal campaigning time for different candidates, election expenditure, and a pre-election moratorium period being extended to online social networks like Facebook.