New law to crack down on cyberbullying and material that promotes self-harm

Image: Shutterstock/ImageFoto Image: Shutterstock/ImageFoto A NEW ONLINE Safety Act to improve online safety and ensure that children can be protected online has been proposed by Minister for Communications Richard Bruton.

“I believe that the era of self-regulation in this area is over and a new Online Safety Act is necessary,” he said.Bruton said that in passing an Online Safety Act, it was important to set out clearly the powers and role of an Online Safety Commissioner.For example, the Commissioner would certify that each Online Safety Code is either “fit for purpose” or requires changes to it.

They would also, among other powers, be able to impose administrative fines in relation to failures of compliance and publish the fact that a service has failed to comply or cooperate with the regulator. While it would be impossible to remove every danger from the internet or from the adaptation of new technology, what we need to do is to ensure that parents and children are better equipped, that the State can provide regulation and enforcement, and that online platforms take responsibility.

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