First Stage Lapsed 33rd Dáil 36/2022
Responsibility of Social Media Platforms (Defamation Amendment) Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Martin Kenny
- Introduced
- 24 Mar 2022
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Social media platforms can be sued for defamation if they can't identify who posted the false statements.
- This amends defamation law to hold platforms liable when user identities remain unknown or unavailable.
- Bill expired without progressing beyond First Stage; no law currently enacted from this proposal.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil24 Mar 2022