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Tech giants on notice over extremist content amid wait for new powers

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has issued mandatory transparency notices to six of the biggest digital platforms, compelling them to share details about how they mitigate access to terror and violent...

Review to examine new penalties, cost recovery for online safety

13 February 2024 | by Justin Hendry

A review of Australia’s online safety laws will consider greater enforcement powers for the eSafety Commissioner and new penalties for social media giants to address the growing number of...

Twitter fined, Google warned over eSafety reporting

16 October 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has fined X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, more than $600,000 for failing to answer questions on the steps it is taking to...

Online age verification: Govt opts for codes over tech mandate

31 August 2023 | by Justin Hendry

The Albanese government will not introduce a mandatory age verification regime for online pornography and other adult content, after existing technology options were found to be immature, and will...

eSafety issues Twitter with legal notice after surge in cyber abuse

22 June 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Twitter has been ordered to detail efforts to prevent online hate on its social media platform in Australia or face fines after a surge in cyber abuse complaints to...

eSafety chief leaves door open to binding online safety standards

25 May 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant is “very close” to a decision on whether the online safety codes that have been developed by local tech industry associations will be...

Industry releases draft online safety codes, reveals eSafety concerns

23 February 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Draft online safety codes rejected by the eSafety Commissioner earlier this month have been publicly released by Australia’s tech sector after concerns over the lack of transparency in the...

Regulator urged to reject industry’s social media safety codes

18 January 2023 | by Joseph Brookes

Child welfare groups are asking Australia’s online safety regulator to reject the industry codes Meta and TikTok say will keep their young users safe, warning the industry-written rules do...

Social media companies writing their own ‘weak’ safety codes

10 December 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s online safety codes should be abandoned at the eleventh hour in favour of stronger regulator led rules, digital rights advocates say, warning the self-regulation model will put young...

‘Deeply concerning’: Almost no-one knows where to report online harm

14 November 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Nearly half of all Australian adults and children experience online harm, but barely any are reporting it to the organisation set up by the government to deal with it,...

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Tech giants on notice over extremist content amid wait for new powers

Review to examine new penalties, cost recovery for online safety

Twitter fined, Google warned over eSafety reporting

Online age verification: Govt opts for codes over tech mandate

eSafety issues Twitter with legal notice after surge in cyber abuse

eSafety chief leaves door open to binding online safety standards

Industry releases draft online safety codes, reveals eSafety concerns

Social media companies writing their own ‘weak’ safety codes

‘Deeply concerning’: Almost no-one knows where to report online harm

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