McEntee: Twitter did not engage with requests to remove 'vile' posts during riots 

Justice Helen McEntee and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris: A spokesperson for the minister said Garda Commissioner Drew Harris had not offered his resignation nor had it been sought. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said X, formerly known as Twitter, did not engage with requests from gardaí to take down “vile” social media posts as violence erupted in Dublin last Thursday.

Ms McEntee told the Dáil Elon Musk’s platform “did not fulfil its own community standards".