Ireland’s Media Minister Struggles to Answer a Question on EU’s Digital Services Act

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Minister as ░░░░░░░░ know today the EU ░░░░░░░░ Services Act came into ░░░░░░░░ which will attempt to ░░░░░░░░ so called misinformation on ░░░░░░░░ media platforms and your ░░░░░░░░ governments Electoral commission will ░░░░░░░░ a similar role nationally ░░░░░░░░ is it not dangerous ░░░░░░░░ democracy that powerful state ░░░░░░░░ will get to decide ░░░░░░░░ is and isn t ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ very important development and ░░░░░░░░ Ireland so the European ░░░░░░░░ and leads on implementation ░░░░░░░░ an enforcement rights the ░░░░░░░░ states to to stamps ░░░░░░░░ of establishment dino to ░░░░░░░░ responsibility depending on the ░░░░░░░░ and particular situation I ░░░░░░░░ what we ve done ░░░░░░░░ commission and the man ░░░░░░░░ and setting that up ░░░░░░░░ regulation will protect children ░░░░░░░░ most mostly and that ░░░░░░░░ the priority children and ░░░░░░░░ harmful content online and ░░░░░░░░ welcome this to sure ░░░░░░░░ I m asking about ░░░░░░░░ misinformation side of it ░░░░░░░░ whatever about child protection ░░░░░░░░ s a whole separate ░░░░░░░░ I mean is right ░░░░░░░░ government and state institutions ░░░░░░░░ be able to say ░░░░░░░░ is and isn t ░░░░░░░░ We have and when ░░░░░░░░ comes missing information it ░░░░░░░░ actually point to that ░░░░░░░░ whole value of public ░░░░░░░░ broadcasting from high we ░░░░░░░░ to add reliable and ░░░░░░░░ information and I think ░░░░░░░░ the DNC you ll ░░░░░░░░ this Every stage will ░░░░░░░░ a body to today ░░░░░░░░ the c and we ░░░░░░░░ this present and that ░░░░░░░░ John Evans was appointed ░░░░░░░░ you re different services ░░░░░░░░ in on commission and ░░░░░░░░ I I welcome the ░░░░░░░░ photo but I m ░░░░░░░░ about about small amounts ░░░░░░░░ of a question I ░░░░░░░░ asking you do you ░░░░░░░░ it s right and ░░░░░░░░ for democracy for the ░░░░░░░░ and the states to ░░░░░░░░ able to decide what ░░░░░░░░ and isn t true ░░░░░░░░ is have you ever ░░░░░░░░ any assessments for example ░░░░░░░░ make sure that these ░░░░░░░░ aren t abused or ░░░░░░░░ I think everything that ░░░░░░░░ see and misinformation an ░░░░░░░░ that can prevent misinformation ░░░░░░░░ to be welcomed Assessment ░░░░░░░░ to ensure dsa would ░░░░░░░░ with minister companies department ░░░░░░░░ on lies with me ░░░░░░░░ relations minister just on ░░░░░░░░ digital services act again ░░░░░░░░ is a really good ░░░░░░░░ that you you failed ░░░░░░░░ answer the question earlier ░░░░░░░░ whether or not it ░░░░░░░░ acceptable for the states ░░░░░░░░ regulate information that people ░░░░░░░░ allowed to say and ░░░░░░░░ What is true or ░░░░░░░░ is is true people ░░░░░░░░ encouraged but the fact ░░░░░░░░ the minister can t ░░░░░░░░ a simple question when ░░░░░░░░ should be regulated I ░░░░░░░░ I was quite clear ░░░░░░░░ the need to tackle ░░░░░░░░ and actually everything that ░░░░░░░░ re dealing with now ░░░░░░░░ to funny of public ░░░░░░░░ broadcasting and the immense ░░░░░░░░ valuable role it played ░░░░░░░░ are entering What the ░░░░░░░░ about ethnic not none ░░░░░░░░ us.