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“Trusted sources.”
Ireland’s Communications Minister Patrick O’Donovan admits that most of the responses to the Government’s Disinformation Strategy were negative, but says the State needs to counteract “gossip” online.
Cheapening the term.
“This is what actually damages democracy: The Irish Government’s own public consultation on “disinformation” regulations was 83% negative, but they ignored it and proceeded with their plans anyway without doing any analysis into how it might impact free speech. Ben Scallan reacts.
“Extreme state-overreach.”
“Back and forth.”
The futility of lectures.
Destroying the whole foundation.
Ben Scallan asks Taoiseach Micheál Martin to justify this:
Lies can “create a lot of public disquiet.”
Fool me twice, shame on me.
Official Ireland remains as pure as the driven no.
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