Second Stage Current 34th Dáil 7/2026

Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026

Business & Regulation

Sponsor: Richard Boyd Barrett
Introduced: 22 Jan 2026
Last updated: 23 Jan 2026

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Amends 2022 Online Safety Act to add rules governing how video platforms use recommender algorithms that suggest content to users.
Applies specifically to video-sharing platform services; regulates their algorithmic recommendation systems under online safety framework.
Bill details on specific requirements or enforcement mechanisms not available at Second Stage; further provisions to emerge during parliamentary debate.

Stage timeline

First Stage 34th Dáil

22 Jan 2026
Second Stage 34th Dáil

22 Jan 2026