Finalised Online Safety Code to be adopted and applied in Ireland from Autumn 2024

EU — Legal Analysis · 2024-05-27 · EU · verified record

Themes: Online marketplaces · Online platforms · Search services

Ecosystems: EU Digital Services Act

Ireland recently introduced a statutory online safety regime for the first time with a landmark piece of legislation, the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022, which amends the Broadcasting Act 2009 (the “OSMRA”). Under the OSMRA, a new multi-person regulatory commission has been established - Coimisiún na Meán (“CnaM”) (which is the Irish language for “media commission”); this new regulator has multiple roles concerning not only the Irish online safety regime but also television and radio broadcasting and the regulation of audiovisual and video-on-demand services, as well as overseeing

Ireland recently introduced a statutory online safety regime for the first time with a landmark piece of legislation, the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022, which amends the Broadcasting Act 2009 (the “OSMRA”). Under the OSMRA, a new multi-person regulatory commission has been established - Coimisiún na Meán (“CnaM”) (which is the Irish language for “media commission”); this new regulator has multiple roles concerning not only the Irish online safety regime but also television and radio broadcasting and the regulation of audiovisual and video-on-demand services, as well as overseeing…

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