'What happened was shocking it upset my family, my friends, myself': Jim Gavin vows to continue fight against social media slurs

"Fianna Fáil presidential candidate will launch his campaign in Dublin today"

"Fianna Fáil's presidential candidate Jim Gavin has said false online posts about his personal life were "shocking" and "upsetting", and promised to make the issue of potential threats made on social media part of his agenda if elected."

"In a five-minute interview at the end of a whirlwind west Dublin canvass, Mr Gavin said social media needed to be "called out" when it is "misused to spread disinformation, lies and abuse"."

Jim Gavin will launch his presidential campaign in Dublin today. False online posts about his personal life were described as "shocking" and "upsetting". He pledged to make potential threats posed on social media part of his agenda if elected. A whirlwind canvass in west Dublin culminated in a five-minute interview. Social media was described as needing to be "called out" when it is "misused to spread disinformation, lies and abuse". Addressing online falsehoods and threats was presented as a campaign priority tied to the campaign launch.

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