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Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018
- Sponsor
- Joan Freeman · Independent
- Introduced
- 6 Dec 2018
- Last updated
- 19 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Establishes takedown procedure where Commission for Communications Regulation orders internet service providers to block legal but age-inappropriate content meeting the bill's definition of harmful material.
- Defines harmful material as content encouraging suicide or prolonged nutritional deprivation risking death or health endangerment, with Minister empowered to expand definition.
- Imposes sanctions on service providers who intentionally or recklessly fail to comply with removal notices within specified timeframes.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage25th Seanad6 Dec 2018
- Second Stage25th Seanad6 Dec 2018
- Committee Stage25th Seanad12 Dec 2018
- Report Stage25th Seanad16 Oct 2019
- Fifth Stage25th Seanad16 Oct 2019
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