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Tech giants face swift crackdown if new eSafety powers approved

The eSafety Commissioner will move quickly to summon documents from tech giants and issue social media ban breach orders if handed new regulatory powers, a Senate committee has heard....

Most Aussie teens still on social media after ban, study finds

31 July 2026 | by Christine Chen and Byron Kaye

More than 8 in 10 Australian teenagers were still using social media three months after the government’s landmark ban on the platforms for under-16s took effect because the tech...

Health firms breached Privacy Act with online tracking

24 June 2026 | by David Allen

Two healthcare services breached privacy laws handing over “incredibly intimate details” of millions of people accessing their websites to Meta, TikTok and Google for years, the privacy commissioner has...

eSafety probes social media giants over cracks in teen ban

31 March 2026 | by Justin Hendry

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has launched investigations into five social media platforms for suspected breaches of landmark laws designed to keep teens off their sites as it prepares to step...

Gig Guide: New chapter for Australia’s science academy as CEO departs

20 March 2026 | by David Allen

Veteran STEM leader Anna-Maria Arabia will step down as chief executive of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) in April after almost ten years in the role. Academy president...

Social media ban takes effect as High Court challenge looms

10 December 2025 | by David Allen

Australia’s world-first social media ban has begun as planned, but expectations remain low. Young people plan to evade it, tech companies oppose it and at least one High Court...

Platforms scramble against ‘astounding’ pace of social media ban

28 October 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

Major online platforms Facebook and Instagram have not finalised a compliance approach to Australia’s under-16s social media ban, while Snapchat is still seeking an exemption, a month and a...

Teen social media ban faces a new wildcard: teenagers

19 June 2025 | by Byron Kaye

When 13-year-old Jasmine Elkin tried out the age-checking software Australia might use to ban children and teenagers from social media, she was surprised some products could identify a person’s...

Tech companies’ proposed new safety codes won’t protect all kids online

5 March 2025 | by Toby Murray

In July last year, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant directed tech companies to develop codes of practice to keep children safe from online porn and harmful content. Now,...

eSafety ups pressure on tech giants over child abuse content

24 July 2024 | by Justin Hendry

Apple, Meta and other tech giants have been ordered to report the steps they are taking to address child sexual abuse material on their platforms twice a year, in...

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Health firms breached Privacy Act with online tracking

Gig Guide: New chapter for Australia’s science academy as CEO departs

Tech companies’ proposed new safety codes won’t protect all kids online

eSafety ups pressure on tech giants over child abuse content

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