Social media companies 'can't operate like the Wild West', Taoiseach says

Speaking at the Ploughing Championships, Simon Harris said he would be looking to see how Ireland would implement the Online Safety Framework.

Speaking at the Ploughing Championships, Simon Harris said he would be looking to see how Ireland would implement the Online Safety Framework.

Social media companies cannot live in a "parallel universe", the Taoiseach has said.

Simon Harris will on Thursday evening host an online safety forum, alongside the Digital Regulators’ Group, which includes Coimisiún na Meán, the Data Protection Commission, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, ComReg and An Comisiún Toghcháin, as well as gardaí.

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