MEP likens efforts in regulating social media sector to 'David versus Goliath'

Fianna Fáil's Cynthia Ní Mhurchú said she had 'huge concern' over social media regulation and called for the Digital Services Act to go further

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú highlighted how governments and the EU were able to move quickly during the pandemic, saying that a similar approach is required when it comes to regulations for tech companies.

An Irish MEP has called for a rapid escalation in the EU's response to social media regulation, claiming "hatred and violence is fuelled by social media".

Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú was highly critical of social media companies in one of her first speeches in the European Parliament last week, lashing out at tech giants as being “profit-hungry rebels”.