Children's Rights Alliance says it should a complaints system.
A new law aimed at improving online safety must include a complaints system for children and young people, according to the Children's Rights Alliance.
It's due before an Oireachtas Committee later to discuss the new Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill.
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The group will tell TD's and Senators it should include a complaints mechanism encase online providers don't respect their rights.
Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance, Tanya Ward, says young people are experiencing real difficulties with the big tech giants:
Tanya Ward says the absence of a complaints system in the bill is concerning:

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