Onus is on Government to prevent spread of hate online, committee hears

Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube are systematically failing to enforce their own community standards, including ignoring reported harmful content, she told the the joint committee on children, equality, disability and youth

Government must put urgent pressure on social media companies to prevent the spread of hate and disinformation online which is now sowing division, allowing the far right to grow, and unravelling the fabric of our communities, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Digital platforms are now the key mechanism driving hate, disinformation, and manipulation, and politicians must put pressure on these companies to stop it, Niamh McDonald of the Far Right Observatory (FRO) said.