Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018

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• Bill creates a takedown process for legal content deemed age-inappropriate for children, based on a harm definition set in the Act.
• Enforcement mechanism targets material that is lawful but potentially harmful to minors, requiring removal through specified procedures.
• Bill lapsed without becoming law; status indicates it did not progress beyond Fifth Stage of legislative process.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 25th Seanad

   6 Dec 2018
2. Second Stage 25th Seanad

   6 Dec 2018
3. Committee Stage 25th Seanad

   12 Dec 2018
4. Report Stage 25th Seanad

   16 Oct 2019
5. Fifth Stage 25th Seanad

   16 Oct 2019