At the recent Joint Oireachtas Committee of Housing, Local Government & Heritage Mary got the opportunity to question both Facebook & Twitter on their corporate values, and why Truth was not one of them. Mary believes that to protect democracy and ensure fair elections the proposed Electoral Commission must regulate political advertising on social media…

Mary welcomes the announcement that in Spring 2021 Government intends bringing forward legislation to establish an independent Electoral Commission to do the following: Oversee elections and referendums Inform the public about elections and referendums Update and maintain the electoral register Conduct elections Regulate online political advertising in the public interest Introduce a consistent regime relating…