Overview

• Gavin says recent social media stories about him are invented and utterly false, describing them as destructive smears.
• Fianna Fáil sent letters to Meta, X, TikTok and Coimisiún na Meán seeking removal of the posts and action on enforcement.
• Meta confirmed the takedown of several Facebook and Instagram posts and the removal of related comments for breaching standards.
• Gavin reports no response yet from X or TikTok, and he is awaiting a reply from the media regulator.
• Citing wider online harms, he links the episode to rising disinformation, political abuse and mental health concerns, with RTÉ acknowledging awareness of the posts.