Broadcasting Act 2009

139M

F201[Online safety codes: matters to be considered.

139M. When preparing an online safety code the Commission shall have regard in particular to—

(a) the desirability of services having transparent decision-making processes in relation to content delivery and content moderation,

(b) the impact of automated decision-making on those processes,

(c) the need for any provision to be proportionate having regard to the nature and the scale of the services to which a code applies,

(d) levels of availability of harmful online content on designated online services,

(e) levels of risk of exposure to harmful online content when using designated online services,

(f) levels of risk of harm, and in particular harm to children, from the availability of harmful online content or exposure to it,

(g) the rights of providers of designated online services and of users of those services, and

(h) the e-Commerce compliance strategy prepared under section 139ZF.]

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F201

Inserted (15.03.2023) by Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), s. 45, S.I. No. 71 of 2023.