Almost three-quarters of TDs and senators who responded said they experience abuse on social media frequently. None of us wants to see that.”The taskforce’s report made several recommendations, including establishing an engagement forum with social media companies and Gardai and offering a social media monitoring service to politicians and their staff. When asked, Ms O’Sullivan said it was “regrettable” that the social media site X, formerly Twitter, was “unavailable” to engage with the taskforce. “Those two years have left an imprint in our society that I believe has amplified an anger and a feeling about the Dail from a very small number of people. “I’ve had to contend with that but, as I said, it comes from a small number of people, and the overwhelming majority of people engage very civilly, really appropriate with politicians.

Source: The Herald May 15, 2024 22:16 UTC