Big Tech left off group tasked with examining online complaints mechanism

The expert group is to examine whether it is practicable to include an individual complaints mechanism in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill

Catherine Martin, the Minister for Media and Culture, earlier this month published the Bill which provides for a new body to regulate broadcasters and online streaming services and a new office to oversee safety on the internet.

No representatives of Big Tech companies have been selected to sit on an expert group tasked with examining the lack of an individual complaints mechanism in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill.

Catherine Martin, the Minister for Media and Culture, earlier this month published the Bill which provides for a new body to regulate broadcasters and online streaming services and a new office to oversee safety on the internet.

Martin today announced the establishment ...