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Ireland: Approval of draft bill including new Media Commission

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Approval of draft bill including new Media Commission

Government approval of General Scheme of Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill is given, which aims to create office of the Online Safety Commissioner.

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Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2020-01-10
under deliberation

Publication of General Scheme of Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill, which aims to create offi…

2020-12-08
adopted

Government approval of General Scheme of Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill is given, which ai…

2021-02-11
in consultation

Announcement of stakeholder consultation, which marks the beginning of the pre-legislative scrutiny…

2022-01-12
under deliberation

The Irish government has published the draft of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 on…

2022-01-25
under deliberation

On 25 January 2022, the Online Safety and Media Regulation was initiated in Seanad Éireann (Irish P…

2022-07-11
under deliberation

On 11 July 2022, the Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas, Irish Parliament, passed On…

2022-11-30
adopted

On 30 November 2022, the Dáil Éireann (lower house of the Irish Parliament) adopted the Online Safe…

2022-12-10
adopted

On 10 December 2022, the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 was signed by the president o…

2023-03-15
in force

On 15 March 2023, the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act entered into force following the adopt…