Search engines push back on ‘platform’ label in eSafety debate


Trish Everingham
Contributor

The Australian Information Industry Association has urged lawmakers to recognise that search engines are not social media platforms and should be regulated differently, as senators pressed industry groups on whether proposed online safety codes can meaningfully protect children from harmful content.

In a submission to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee inquiry into the Internet Search Engine Services Online Safety Code, the AIIA said search engines act as “gateways, …

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