Tag: Online Safety

How could online age verification actually work?

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There is now a bipartisan push in Australia for children aged under 16 to be banned from using social media. To do this a form of online age verification...

Govt sets up sweeping social media probe

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government will establish a new joint committee to examine growing issues with social media like online scams, illicit content, black box algorithms and Meta’s decision to “abandon”...

Online disruption power could hit Musk where it hurts

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An independent review of Australia’s online safety laws has flagged a new way to disrupt the revenue of social media companies like X as part of changes that would...

Online regulator pushes for proactive cloud, message scanning

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Office of the eSafety Commissioner has unveiled plans to enforce proactive scanning of online messaging, cloud storage, and other internet-based services for child sexual abuse material and pro-terror...

Search engines face new rules on AI-generated content

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Google and other search engines will face new obligations in Australia to prevent AI functionality on their platforms from being used to generate “synthetic” child abuse material under a...

Crime-fighting AI research centre launches at Monash Uni

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new research centre focused on AI-powered law enforcement initiatives has been set up by the Australian Federal Police and Monash University. The AI for Law Enforcement and Community...

Online age verification: Govt opts for codes over tech mandate

Posted on   |  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...