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Irish Times journalist Kitty Holland says the Irish media "were right" to not publish the full comments of Ryan Casey, boyfriend of murdered 23-year-old Ashling Murphy, claiming that his remarks were "incitement to hatred" and that it wouldn't be "helpful" to share them. #gript
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"Can't answer a simple question, when you're literally regulating truth itself": In a slightly heated exchange, Ben Scallan 🇮🇪 questions Ireland's Media Minister Catherine Martin about the EU's Digital Services Act, which aims to censor alleged "misinformation" online. #gript
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Justice Minister Helen McEntee says that "the vast majority of people" want hate speech laws. #gript
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"During [Ireland's] oppression, we still maintained our invisibility cloak of white privilege." Irish politicians discuss "white privilege" and the need for racial quotas, with one recalling the "very dull, white, pasty Ireland" that he grew up in before mass migration. #gript
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Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee, when asked for a definition of "the far-right", replies "I'm not sure there is a definition." She then goes on to list typical attributes of the "far-right" as she sees it, including being "anti-immigration" and "anti-government." #gript
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The Irish government's new anti-misinformation force, the Electoral Commission, says it has "very extensive powers" to "require the correction or removal of information we believe to be incorrect" - all in an effort to "enhance democracy." Question by Ben Scallan 🇮🇪 #gript
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