Kelly Welcomes U-Turn By TikTok – Company will Now Attend Oireachtas Committee Meeting
Kelly Welcomes U-Turn By TikTok - Company will Now Attend Oireachtas Committee Meeting - The Labour Party
Chairperson of the Oireachtas Media Committee and Labour Party TD Alan Kelly said:
“I very much welcome the decision of TikTok to now attend our Oireachtas Committee meeting on September 23rd. They confirmed this in writing to our Committee this morning.
“This follows an engagement that I had yesterday at the Irish Presidency Conference on Online Safety for Children and Young People with their representative.
“At and following our panel discussion yesterday I asked that TikTok reconsider their previous decision not to attend. In particular I did so as yesterday TikTok were able to outline much of what they currently do and plan to do when it comes to online safety. They outlined that they spend approximately €2 billion a year on online safety.
“I appreciate their change of heart and I look forward to full engagement with our committee on September 23rd.”