Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026

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• Extends laws protecting people from non-consensual intimate images to include computer-generated or digitally altered intimate images.
• Amends the 2020 Harassment Act to cover synthetic intimate images, not just real photographs or videos.
• Aims to criminalize creating, distributing, or publishing fake intimate images of people without consent.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 34th Dáil

   4 Feb 2026
2. Second Stage 34th Dáil

   4 Feb 2026