Bill entitled an Act to amend the law relating to defamation, in order to allow judgements of defamation be made against the social media platform on which the defamatory utterances were made when the social media platform in question is unable to produce the identity of the person who made the utterances, and to provide for related matters.
Last updated: 24 Mar 2022
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Responsibility of Social Media Platforms (Defamation Amendment) Bill 2022
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Debates
24 Mar 2022
Dáil Éireann
Responsibility of Social Media Platforms (Defamation Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage