It really feels like the woods are beginning to move against Big Tech. Tánaiste Simon Harris has been very vocal in recent months about taking on Big Tech and introducing a social media ban for under 16s. Making Big Tech publishers, so they have to take responsibility for the content they allow on their platforms. We also have to change how Big Tech thinks. Profits still big, children safe, parents happy.

Source: Irish Examiner February 13, 2026 04:59 UTC