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Harris: Social media firms 'platforming illegal activity'

Tánaiste Simon Harris has accused social media companies of "platforming illegal activity" and said they had a lot to answer for.

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#2631
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25 Aug 2026, 10:27 UTC
Last checked
25 Aug 2026, 15:12 UTC
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RTÉ News
Country
Ireland
Source published
25 Aug 2026, 10:13 UTC
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No update timestamp supplied
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Ireland
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Tánaiste Simon Harris has accused social media companies of "platforming illegal activity" and said they had a lot to answer for.
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    Harris: Social media firms 'platforming illegal activity'

    Tánaiste Simon Harris has accused social media companies of "platforming illegal activity" and said they had a lot to answer for.

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    Harris says societal issues to be addressed after crash

    The Tánaiste has accused social media companies of "platforming illegal activity" and said they had a lot to answer for.

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    Harris: Social media firms 'platforming illegal activity'

    The Tánaiste has accused social media companies of "platforming illegal activity" and said they had a lot to answer for.

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  • publisher category Ireland rss-category
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Capture ID
#2399
Observed
25 Aug 2026, 13:57 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
38,385 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt
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