Unregulated social media is like the 'Wild West' – migration minister

Colm Brophy's comments at the ICTU-backed Stronger Together conference come against the background of the EU Digital Services Act and Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on countries enacting regulation of social media. Stock picture

The minister for migration has described the environment in which social media companies in Ireland operate as being the "wild west".

Minister for State and Dublin South West Fine Gael TD Colm Brophy was speaking at an anti-racism conference in Dublin.