Clare’s Fianna Fáil TD has accused the Communications Minister of “coming to the table far too late” with new laws aimed at improving online safety.
Richard Bruton has announced details of a new Online Safety Commissioner to improve cyber safety, which will have the power to fine companies like Facebook and Instagram and force them to take down harmful content.
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The regulator will also decide if a firm’s safety standards are good enough.
But Deputy Timmy Dooley, who is his party’s Communications Spokesperson, has been telling Clare FM’s Fiona Cahill that the measures are long overdue:

