22/01/2020 - 16:01:00Back to Election 2020 Ireland Home Political parties are being asked to play fair online in the General Election and to avoid using the "toxic tactics" employed in the UK and US. There are currently no laws in place to regulate online electioneering in Ireland. In this vacuum, academics and civil liberties group have come together to ask parties to avoid a “race to the bottom” in terms of bad behaviour online, such as “fake news” campaigns.