Minister Martin presents additions to new law proposed for online safety and media regulation

Gov.ie:

New provisions to the General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill include:

• Updating the legislation for how television broadcasting services and video on-demand services are regulated
• Funding of the Media Commission by industry levy
• Additional online safety provisions, including one regarding potential criminal liability for senior management for non-compliance
• The setting of the upper limit of potential financial sanctions for non-compliance at €20m or 10% of turnover, whichever is higher

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Documents

• General Scheme of the Online Safety Media Regulation Bill
• OSMR Regulatory Impact Analysis
• OSMR Regulatory Impact Analysis Annex
• Audiovisual Media Services Directive Explainer

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