Global Witness digital threats campaign leader Naomi Hirst said Irish authorities have a responsibility to hold platforms accountable.
“With big tech firms like Facebook and Google basing their European HQs in Dublin, Ireland has a unique responsibility to hold platforms that are failing to stem the spread of hate accountable. In appointing two new data protection commissioners, Ireland has an opportunity to put LGBTQ+ people, their safety, dignity, and rights above Silicon Valley profits – it must take it.”
“Hate speech has no place on our platforms, and these types of ads should not be approved,” it said. “That said, these ads never went live, and our ads review process has several layers of analysis and detection, both before and after an ad goes live. We continue to improve how we detect violating ads and behaviour and make changes based on trends in the ads ecosystem.”
The move will allow Coimisiún na Meán to begin the work of establishing a new regulatory framework for online safety and to update the regulatory framework for broadcasting and video on-demand services.
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