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IE OSC Online Safety Code, Part B s 11 (restricted video content (b): promoting or encouraging behaviour that characterises…

Preclude content promoting or encouraging behaviour that characterises a feeding or eating disorder, where the risk test is met; apply the terms and make it reportable

HIGHRequirementGovernanceBinding regulationIn forceApplies from 21 July 2025

Where this comes from

Provision: Online Safety Code, Part B s 11 (restricted video content (b): promoting or encouraging behaviour that characterises a feeding or eating disorder, with the risk test); s 12 (para 12.1; paras 12.6-12.9); s 15 (para 15.1)

Instrument: Ireland Online Safety Code

Citation: Coimisiun na Mean Online Safety Code (2024), s 11 ('restricted video content' (b), 'restricted indissociable user-generated content' (b), 'risk test'); Part B s 12, paras 12.1, 12.6-12.9; s 15, para 15.1

Text version: Coimisiun na Mean Online Safety Code, adopted 10 October 2024 under Section 139K of the Broadcasting Act 2009 as amended by the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022; Part A applied from 19 November 2024 and Part B from 21 July 2025 (dates determined by the Commission; cnam.ie); retrieved from cnam.ie on 2026-09-21.

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Who it applies to

It applies when all of these are true:

  • Irish Code assessed scope Q_IE_OSC_IN_SCOPE: YES

What engineering work it implies

Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:

  • Detection covers content that promotes or glorifies eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, disordered eating)
  • Detected content is removed or restricted; pro-eating-disorder search terms are interstitialed or redirected
  • Users exposed to such content are signposted to health information and support services
  • The effectiveness of these measures is monitored and reported
  • System handles null/empty input gracefully (no 500 errors)

Questions people ask

Does IE OSC Online Safety Code, Part B s 11 (restricted video content (b): promoti… apply to my service?
It applies when Irish Code assessed scope Q_IE_OSC_IN_SCOPE: YES.
From when does this apply?
IE OSC Online Safety Code, Part B s 11 (restricted video content (b): promoti… applies from 21 July 2025. Its current status is: in force.

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