IrelandOnline Safety Code, Part B (age assurance for pornography and violent content)
Online Safety Code (Coimisiún na Meán, adopted 21 October 2024), Part B
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In force since 21 July 2025.
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Requires designated video sharing platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr and Udemy, that allow pornography or gratuitous violence to implement effective age assurance so children are not normally able to access that content. Coimisiún na Meán has stated that self declaration alone does not satisfy the requirement, though it has not mandated one specific verification method.
General child safety provisions under Part A of the Code took effect on 19 November 2024, and the Part B age assurance obligations became binding on 21 July 2025.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Penalties
Compliance notices, administrative financial sanctions, and referral for prosecution of noncompliance
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Coimisiún na Meán
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Designated video-sharing platforms established in Ireland carrying pornographic or gratuitous violent content
Who checks it
Audit expectation
none
When LexLint raises it
publishes_adult_content
Read the law
official Code text and adoption decision, Coimisiún na Meán
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