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Will hate speech and fake news be regulated?

The International Grand Committee of Fake News and Disinformation is holding a hearing in the Sea...

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17.38 7 Nov 2019


Will hate speech and fake news be regulated?


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17.38 7 Nov 2019


The International Grand Committee of Fake News and Disinformation is holding a hearing in the Seanad today.

It is in the hope that parliamentarians across nine countries can agree a set of principles for regulating harmful content and hate speech, and indeed combating ‘fake news’.

Someone who has been at the hearings as an observer today is Liz Carolan, executive director of Digital Action.


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