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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Josh Taylor

Australian eSafety commissioner puts tech companies on notice over reports terror-related content still being shared

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The eSafety commissioner says there is new violent extremist content coming online that tech giants such as Google and Meta may not be identifying quickly. Photograph: Michele Ursi/Alamy

Australia’s online safety regulator has issued notices to Telegram, Google, Meta, Reddit and X asking how they are taking action against terror material on their platforms.

It is five years since an Australian murdered 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch in New Zealand, and broadcast the massacre on Facebook live. Australia’s eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, said she still receives reports that video and other perpetrator-produced material from terror attacks are being shared on mainstream platforms, although there were now slightly less on mainstream platforms such as X and Facebook.

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