Fianna Fáil MEP candidate Cynthia Ní Murchú aims to confront tech giants over 'hate speech' and 'misinformation' by imposing criminal penalties. Another candidate, Maria Walsh, seeks Catholic support despite party actions. There are concerns about censorship and prosecution of tech executives like Elon Musk for allowing criticism of the Irish government.
IRELAND European Parliament Election Candidate threatens to PROSECUTE @elonmusk and others for allowing posts that criticise the Irish government https://t.co/RkMYD0AFsd
IRELAND European Parliament Election Candidate threatens ro PROSECUTE and JAIL @elonmusk and others for allowing posts that criticise the Irish government. https://t.co/C9q1bVWYGH
In Ireland @fiannafailparty MEP candidate @cynimhurchu wants to censor @X. She objects to "violent content against women & minorities & misinformation". The first 2 are against X's Ts & Cs, misinformation is subjective. Admit you don't want free speech & the truth published. https://t.co/Dfkhqh9W0o
IRELAND Her party shut the Vatican Embassy, legalised abortion and has tried to subject religious people to 'Hate Speech Legislation'. Now, Maria Walsh wants the Catholic vote in the European Elections. https://t.co/qYXun4BKDe
Fianna Fáil's ex-RTE candidate for Ireland South, in a post on TikTok this afternoon, declares that she wishes to go to Brussels to, amongst other things, prosecute tech executives of big platforms like "twitter and X". https://t.co/QnsqZN4Zso
🇮🇪🚨 Fianna Fáil MEP candidate Cynthia Ní Murchú outside Twitter/X Headquarters in Dublin 👇 Murchú said if elected she will "tackle the tech giants head-on" in the European Parliament for 'hate speech" & "misinformation" by imposing criminal sanctions on companies like… https://t.co/PFKcVAdqc0