Young men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog says

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, pictured, said the findings show the watchdog hasn’t ‘seen adequate responses, despite the technology being readily available’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAPIMAGE/AP

A new report by Australia’s online safety regulator has found “significant gaps” in how major tech platforms tackle online sexual extortion and child sexual exploitation, as “reports of this abuse continue to rise”.

The findings come from eSafety’s latest transparency report, examining how tech companies – including Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Snap, Discord and WhatsApp – are addressing child sexual exploitation and abuse.