Everything about the electoral commission’s new mandate – which it is already enhancing by itself – speaks to a body that is designed to funnel voters towards particular decisions and away from other decisions.
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
New Wicklow-Wexford constituency
Ireland’s official anti-disinformation body failed to provide a single example of disinformation when asked, despite its CEO claiming that electoral disinformation is spreading at an “enormous” scale. Ben Scallan reports: #gript
The age of adulthood in Ireland is eighteen. Up until that point, children are, and should remain, their parent’s problem.
“False or misleading” info.