Electoral Reform Act 2022
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Chapter 2 Obligations on online platform | ||
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Obligation on online platform to provide information to Commission | ||
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148. (1) Where, during an election campaign period, an online platform is satisfied from information of which it is aware, including by way of a notification received by way of a mechanism set up under section 149 , that— | ||
(a) its services may be being used for the purposes of disinformation, | ||
(b) there may be misinformation on its services, or | ||
(c) there may be manipulative or inauthentic behaviour on its services, | ||
the online platform shall, without undue delay, notify the Commission of such disinformation, misinformation or manipulative or inauthentic behaviour. | ||
(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), an online platform with over 1 million unique monthly users in the State shall, as early as possible in an election campaign period, prepare and transmit a report to the Commission specifying any significant risks to the fairness or integrity of an election or referendum posed by disinformation, misinformation, or manipulative or inauthentic behaviour on its services. | ||
(3) The report referred to at subsection (2) shall include information concerning— | ||
(a) the prevalence of relevant misinformation and disinformation on the services provided by the online platform, including notifications received under section 149 , | ||
(b) the prevalence of manipulative or inauthentic behaviour on the online platform’s service, including notifications received under section 149 , | ||
(c) the prevalence of micro-targeting or look-alike targeting on the services provided by the online platform, and | ||
(d) significant risks posed by the operation of any recommender system employed by the online platform to distribute and promote content. | ||
(4) The information provided in the report referred to at subsection (2) shall include non-technical summaries of the matters referred to in subsection (3). | ||
(5) The Commission shall monitor the compliance of online platforms with the requirements of this provision. |