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Today’s announcement that the State’s media regulator will investigate potential breaches of EU law by Meta is welcome, but the buck stops with the Data Protection Commission when it comes to holding tech giants responsible for their wrongdoings, according to Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney, who sits on the Oireachtas AI Committee, said: […]

The European Commission’s prospective fining of Meta for failing to maintain adequate safeguards for children is welcome, but the source of these issues remain unaddressed, according to Social Democrats enterprise spokesperson Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney said: “The European Commission has found that Meta is doing very little to prevent minors under the age of 13 […]

There must be urgent action from the Government to tackle the addictive nature of AI-boosted social media algorithms and the harm they cause, according to Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney, who sits on the Oireachtas AI Committee, said: “A seismic court ruling in the United States has found Meta and Google deliberately designed […]

Government plans to introduce age restrictions for under-16s on social media are well intentioned but will not work, according to Social Democrats TDs Sinéad Gibney and Aidan Farrelly. Deputy Gibney, who is the party’s media spokesperson, said: “This seems to be a case of the government wanting to be seen to be doing something but, […]

The government must stand up to tech giants when it comes to securing our data, according to Social Democrats media spokesperson Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney said: “The Data Protection Commission has completely let us down when it comes to protecting our privacy – it is clear as day that our regulators are wholly unable to […]

The €530 million fine handed down to TikTok by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) is a stark reminder to social media companies that they will pay a very high price for breaching their users’ GDPR rights, according to Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney, who is the party’s spokesperson on digitalisation, said: “Our personal […]