New media regulator needs powers to order ‘swift takedown’ of harmful content

Deputy Data Protection Commissioner Anna Morgan (Oireachtas TV/PA)

The new media commission needs to have the power to order the “swift takedown” of harmful online content, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Deputy Data Protection Commissioner Anna Morgan said it is “imperative” that an adequate regulatory regime, which she described as being currently missing, is introduced to tackle harmful user-generated content online.