IE OSC Online Safety Code, Part B s 14 (paras 14.1-14.5) - Parental controls for services whose terms permit users under 16:…
Where the terms permit users under 16, provide end-user-controlled parental controls with the four para 14.2 functions, explained, promoted and offered at sign-up
Where this comes from
Provision: Online Safety Code, Part B s 14 (paras 14.1-14.5) - Parental controls for services whose terms permit users under 16: four minimum functions, explanation, awareness, sign-up option; Part A s 10 (paras 10.6(h), 10.9)
Instrument: Ireland Online Safety Code
Citation: Coimisiun na Mean Online Safety Code (2024), Part B s 14, paras 14.1-14.5; Part A s 10, paras 10.6(h), 10.9; s 17, para 17.2
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.
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Irish Code assessed scope Q_IE_OSC_IN_SCOPE: YES
- Youngest user age is Under 13 or 13-15
What engineering work it implies
- Parental Consent and ControlsCovers part of it
Implement verifiable parental consent for users under threshold age with ongoing parental controls.
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Implementation or documented process meets the reviewed acceptance criteria; identify the tested version and deployment status separately
- Configure defaults from the assessed source and purpose; do not enable data collection or processing merely because this task exists
- Validate behavior for the assessed actors and use cases, including applicable guest or administrator paths
- UI clearly communicates what the feature does to users
- API returns appropriate error codes when feature blocks an action
Questions people ask
- Does IE OSC Online Safety Code, Part B s 14 (paras 14.1-14.5) - Parental controls… apply to my service?
- It applies when Irish Code assessed scope Q_IE_OSC_IN_SCOPE: YES; Youngest user age is Under 13 or 13-15.
- From when does this apply?
- IE OSC Online Safety Code, Part B s 14 (paras 14.1-14.5) - Parental controls… applies from 21 July 2025. Its current status is: in force.
- What engineering work does this imply?
- Typically: Parental Consent and Controls.
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