3. Cwestiynau i Gomisiwn y Senedd – Senedd Cymru ar 29 Mawrth 2023.
6. Pa gamau mae'r Comisiwn wedi'u cymryd i atal lledaenu twyllwybodaeth ar ystâd y Senedd? OQ59358
Mae gan y Comisiwn reolau caeth mewn perthynas â defnyddio ystâd y Senedd. Caiff pob digwyddiad ei adolygu i sicrhau eu bod yn bodloni ein gofynion, sy'n cynnwys atal gweithgareddau sy'n cael eu hystyried yn wahaniaethol neu'n dramgwyddus. Mae gan ein tîm cyfathrebu offer i fonitro'r cyfryngau a'r cyfryngau cymdeithasol i adnabod twyllwybodaeth am y Senedd. Mae'r cynnydd mewn twyllwybodaeth yn risg, a dwi'n credu, fel Aelodau, bod gan bob un ohonom gyfrifoldeb i helpu i'w atal rhag lledaenu, yn ein Senedd ac yn ein cymunedau.
Thank you, Llywydd. You will remember, I'm sure, that, on St David's Day, you hosted an event in the Neuadd to celebrate the contribution made by people who'd chosen to make Wales their home, including people who'd fled Nazism as children, and who'd obviously enjoyed the rest of their lives in Wales. At the same time, there was somebody outside the windows of the Neuadd promoting disinformation about relationships and sexuality education, which was very unfortunate, in all sorts of ways. There was nothing that anybody could have done about it at the time, but it was just not good. I suppose there should have been some intervention by the commissionaires, perhaps, but I can see the difficulty of ensuring that we're not seen as an institution that suppresses information that we disagree with.
On a wider issue, GB News, which has been found in breach of Ofcom guidelines around COVID vaccines, has many items broadcasting disinformation or hateful views, and it's currently broadcast on our internal televisions. I just wondered if any thought had been given to whether it was appropriate for an organisation that might continue to disseminate disinformation to be broadcast through our systems to our staff and Members.
On the first part of your question, I was there, and I did witness myself the opportunity taken by the protestors outside to take advantage of the fact that our walls are windows, and to make sure that those of us sitting inside could read their placards. That is both an advantage and a disadvantage of our building. In that moment, I don't think anything could or should have been done, other than it didn't make for a particularly comfortable situation within the Senedd at that point.
Coming on to your second point, it's something that I haven't given any thought to at all. I'll need to take away the issue that you've raised about GB News as a news channel—I think it's a news channel—that is transmitted within the Senedd. I make no comment at all on it, actually, because I've given it no thought at all, but I will since it's been raised by you.
A'r cwestiwn olaf, cwestiwn 7—Sioned Williams.