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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Big tech not stopping online sharing of child abuse images, eSafety commissioner says, amid new online codes

Australia’s eSafetycommissioner Julie Inman Grant said tech companies have not apologised for enabling harmful images.
Australia’s eSafetycommissioner Julie Inman Grant said tech companies have not apologised for enabling harmful images. Photograph: ABC news

Australia’s eSafety commissioner says none of the big technology companies are doing enough to stop images of “the most heinous abuse to children” from being shared online.

The criticism comes as the commission registers six new industry codes designed to better protect children from “lawful but awful” age-inappropriate content, including the “clear and present” danger posed by AI-driven companion chatbots.

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