Ireland OSMR
Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 + Online Safety Code
Establishes Coimisiún na Meán (Media Commission) with binding duties for video-sharing platforms. One of the cleaner examples of explicit self-harm/suicide/eating-disorder content duties in platform governance.
Jurisdiction
Ireland
IE
Enacted
Dec 10, 2022
Effective
Mar 15, 2023
Enforcement
Coimisiún na Meán (Media Commission)
What It Requires
Harms Addressed
Who Must Comply
This law applies to:
- • Video-sharing platform services established in or serving Ireland
Who bears obligations:
Safety Provisions
- • Online Safety Code for video-sharing platforms
- • Explicit duties regarding self-harm, suicide, and eating disorder content
- • Age verification and parental control requirements
- • Complaints handling and user empowerment measures
- • Systemic risk assessments
Compliance Timeline
Mar 15, 2023
Online Safety and Media Regulation Act commenced
Oct 21, 2024
First Online Safety Code published
Nov 18, 2024
Part A effective - VSPs must comply with core obligations
Jul 21, 2025
Part B effective - detailed rules for harmful content categories
Enforcement
Enforced by
Coimisiún na Meán (Media Commission)
Quick Facts
- Binding
- Yes
- Mental Health Focus
- Yes
- Child Safety Focus
- Yes
- Algorithmic Scope
- No
Why It Matters
Clean binding example of platform duties explicitly covering self-harm/suicide/eating disorders. If your scope includes "AI + online harm," Ireland is a key EU jurisdiction.
What You Need to Comply
You need: systems to protect users from harmful content including self-harm/suicide/eating disorder material; age verification; transparent complaints handling; risk assessments.
NOPE can helpCite This
APA
Ireland. (2022). Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 + Online Safety Code. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/ie-online-safety
BibTeX
@misc{ie_online_safety,
title = {Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 + Online Safety Code},
author = {Ireland},
year = {2022},
url = {https://nope.net/regs/ie-online-safety}
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