European laws will prevent children accessing harmful content online

Next month, the country’s first online safety code will come into force. 

European laws will prevent children from being exposed to “dark patterns” online while new age checks will stop them accessing harmful content like pornography, Michael McGrath has said.

The European commissioner for justice, and former minister for finance, told the Irish Examiner that the new proposed Digital Fairness Act will also limit harmful addictive design features such as gambling-like mechanics through loot boxes in popular video games.