Tackling online child sexual abuse Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has served legal notices on social media giants Twitter and TikTok, and one of the world’s largest technology companies, Google, requiring them to answer tough questions about how they are tackling online child sexual abuse. The notices have been issued under the…
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Just having platform rules isn’t enough The eSafety Commissioner’s Youth Council has written an open letter to Big Tech to demand they impose consequences on users who abuse and harass others, breaching platforms’ own terms of service. Published in the lead up to the 20th annual Safer Internet Day on 7 February, the 24-member council said…
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The new network will also help to avoid the risk of a “global splinternet Regulators from Australia, Fiji, Ireland, and the United Kingdom are joining forces to encourage and coordinate global efforts to make the online world a safer place. The new Global Online Safety Regulators Network will be formally…
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Every situation is unique, and every matter reported to eSafety will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has welcomed the commencement of the Online Safety Act, which provides additional protections for Australians in the fight against online harms. “The Online Safety Act has now come into force…
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