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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)

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 help

Cite 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}
}