Ireland’s Meta Money, Meta Problems

Ireland’s Meta Money, Meta Problems

From The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack by Tortoise Shack Media

April 11, 2026 · Season 1 · Episode 1577

About this episode

The episode discusses legal challenges facing Big Tech and Ireland's approach to online safety and disinformation.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Solicitor and Digital Rights expert, Simon McGarr re-joins me to discuss the recent legal woes for Big Tech, the novel legal argument that challenges their business model, the Government's attempts to improve online safety and why what Ireland is planning to do with its EU Presidency is at odds with tackling online disinformation and misinformation. Spoiler: It's deeply ironic that we're arguing for less Big Tech regulation, while complaining that the streets are blocked up by people who were "radicalised online." Rory Hearne on joining the dots from the Fuel Protests to the Cost of Living Crisis:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-155282335 New York journalist Timmy Facciola on Mamadani and Trump is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-155024173 The Hind Rajab jersey for Dignity for Palestine is available here:https://spicebagmerch.com/

People in this episode

Host: Tortoise Shack Media

Guest: Simon McGarr

Topics covered

  • Big Tech
  • online safety
  • disinformation
  • legal issues
  • Ireland
  • Cost of Living Crisis

Keywords

  • Big Tech
  • online safety
  • disinformation
  • Ireland
  • legal argument
  • Cost of Living Crisis
  • Fuel Protests

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Big Tech, EU

Places: Ireland, Palestine

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