Web summit founder confirmed he is behind the anonymous Irish Tax Agency site
has removed the page on its platform for Paddy Cosgrave’s Irish Tax Agency website for a violation of its policies against impersonation.
In a statement, a spokeswoman for Facebook said “we do not allow pages that are misleading or deceptive on Facebook which is why we have removed the Irish Tax Agency page for violating our policies against impersonation”. Initially there was no information online about the organisation running the ads, on either its Facebook page or its website. A contact number for the Department of Foreign Affairs press office was listed on the site.
Mr Cosgrave has strongly criticised the tax practices of the Irish state. In an online video he claimed the advert, which aims to highlight Ireland’s “indefensible tax structure”, had reached one million Facebook users.In response to emailed questions about the issue of corporate tax avoidance, and his use of the anonymous page, Mr Cosgrave referred to a competition he has launched.
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