Duty LXD-5953
Publishes adult content, in Ireland
Each law's tag says when it binds: since in force proposed proposed
Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020, Intimate Image Offencessince 2 lines
Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 (No. 32 of 2020), ss. 1-3 · Read the law's page
- Do not distribute, publish or threaten to distribute or publish an intimate image of another person without that person's consent, with intent to cause harm or being reckless as to whether harm is caused, including an image that only purports to be that person's intimate depiction, such as an AI-generated or digitally altered synthetic image (s. 2).
- Do not record, distribute or publish an intimate image of another person without that person's consent where doing so seriously interferes with that person's peace and privacy or causes alarm, distress or harm (s. 3).
Online Safety Code, Part B (age assurance for pornography and violent content)since 3 lines
Online Safety Code (Coimisiún na Meán, adopted , published ), Part B · Read the law's page
- Applies to designated video sharing platforms established in Ireland that allow pornography or gratuitous violence; the designated services include Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr and Udemy.
- Implement effective age assurance so that children are not normally able to access pornography or gratuitous violence on the platform.
- Do not rely on self declaration alone: Coimisiún na Meán has stated it does not satisfy the requirement, though it has not mandated one specific verification method.
Protection of Children (Online Age Verification) Bill 2026proposed7 lines
Protection of Children (Online Age Verification) Bill 2026 (Bill 77 of 2026) · Read the law's page
- A website controller that facilitates or permits the publication of pornographic content on the internet must ensure that the content cannot be accessed by any person in the State who has not attained the age of majority, and before enabling a person in the State to access it must require the person to fulfil age verification requirements.
- An application store service that facilitates or permits an application whose purpose is to provide pornographic content must ensure that the application cannot be accessed by such a person, and before enabling access to the application must require the person to fulfil age verification requirements.
- A provider of an online service that facilitates the creation or generation of pornographic content, including by artificial intelligence, must ensure that the service cannot be accessed by such a person, and before enabling access must require the person to fulfil age verification requirements.
- Accept only documents of a class the Minister prescribes as adequate to verify age; use of a credit card in the name of a citizen or resident of the State who is over 18 satisfies the requirement for that content in legal proceedings.
- If you rely on a relevant third party to conduct age verification, do so only under a contract providing for that service; you remain liable for any failure to apply the measure.
- Store the data collected and retained for age verification securely for a period of 5 years, using technical and organisational measures that provide a level of security appropriate to the harm that might result from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration or unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, the data.
- A party to a contract with a relevant third party may seek access to age verification data only where the processing is necessary for legal advice, legal claims or proceedings, or for establishing, exercising or defending legal rights or demonstrating compliance with legal requirements.