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TikTok has agreed to accept an invitation from a parliamentary committee following talks with Irish law enforcement and the media regulator, amid scrutiny over its handling of joyriding videos linked to a fatal M9 crash. The company announced it will meet the committee on September 23rd after a panel on online safety where it highlighted its €2 billion annual spend on safeguarding children and young people.
Social media company says it is now in a position to accept committee invitation following discussions with gardaí and regulator Committee chair Alan Kelly welcomed the move from the firm, which was widely criticised over the sharing of joyriding videos in the wake of a fatal car crash on the M9 in August.in a BMW which was being driven the wrong way on the motorway, and seriously injured three women and a child who had been travelling the correct way on the road.
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“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,” he said.while An Garda Síochána and Coimisiún na Meán were conducting their own examinations into the matter, also arguing that it was not appropriate that it be the sole representative of the video-sharing industry. A TikTok spokesman said that it was “pleased to be in a position to accept the committee’s invitation.
From the outset, we offered to meet directly with the committee to brief them and answer their questions”. It is understood that late last month, TikTok committed to appearing publicly before the committee once discussions with the regulator and gardaí had progressed sufficiently, which it now feels is the case.
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