Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is discussing the regulation of social media with senior politicians in Dublin. He also visited the technology giant’s offices in the Republic. The trio, who are also members of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, have been vocal in demanding the regulation of social media platforms in recent years. Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon has a number of inquiries ongoing into Facebook and associated organisations. In a blog post published on Saturday, Mr Zuckerberg called for increased government oversight of the internet in areas like harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability.

Source: Irish Examiner April 02, 2019 13:41 UTC