Oireachtas committee calls for limits on social media algorithms instead of under-16 ban

Committee urges stronger regulation of algorithms, AI, and online harms instead of an outright social media ban for teenagers

The committee also called for a ban on 'infinite scroll' features on social media sites, alongside restrictions on or bans of autoplay videos. File picture

A social media ban for under-16s should not be implemented, and the Government should instead restrict recommender algorithms for anyone under 18, an Oireachtas committee has said.

The Oireachtas Media Committee has called on the Government to require social media platforms to “disable recommender algorithms entirely for children and by default for people over 18”.