Readers blog: Digital age of consent needs to be set at age 16

The Oireachtas justice committee has decided the age of digital consent shall be set at 13 years and not 16.

Readers blog: Digital age of consent needs to be set at age 16
Tue, 08 May, 2018 - 01:00

The Oireachtas justice committee has decided the age of digital consent shall be set at 13 years and not 16.

One assumes that one of the the main aims of government and child advocacy agencies in Ireland is to protect children.

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