The Latest Breaking News from eSafety

Online roulette: the popular chat sites that are drawing in children and horrifying parents

As platforms such as Omegle and Roblox proliferate so do warnings about technology being ‘weaponised to abuse children’. What can families do?

The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2023

Australia cracks down on Elon Musk, demands Twitter explain surge in harmful posts—or face fines of nearly $500,000 per day

"Twitter appears to have dropped the ball on tackling hate,” said Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant

Fortune · Jun 22, 2023

Australian online safety watchdog demands answers from Twitter on how it tackles online hate

Australia’s online safety watchdog has issued a legal notice to Twitter demanding an explanation of what the social media giant is doing to tackle a surge in online hate since Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought the platform

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023

Labor to consider age-verification ‘roadmap’ for restricting online pornography access

Australia’s eSafety commissioner provides long-awaited guidelines aimed at protecting children but some warn of privacy cost

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2023

Football Australia to accelerate trans-inclusive high performance policy following anti-trans harassment cases in NSW

Kirralie Smith, director of anti-trans lobby Binary Australia, is being investigated for allegedly organising the targeted harassment of women footballers in NSW.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2023

Don't feed the trolls: Social media self-defence tools

The eSafety Commission has launched a range of resources to help combat online hate directed at Indigenous people in the lead up to the voice referendum.

AAP · Mar 27, 2023

UK Big Brother contestant sentenced to 21 months in jail for sharing 'revenge porn' on OnlyFans

The 33-year-old stopped outside Chelmsford Crown Court in Essex to take seflies with fans before his sentencing.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2023

Twitter, TikTok and Google ordered to explain efforts to crack down on child abuse trade

Five social media companies face daily fines of up to $700,000 if they do not reveal to Australia's eSafety commissioner what they are doing to combat the trade in child exploitation material on their platforms.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

Biggest tech companies failing on safety

Bombshell revelations have shown how the world's biggest tech companies are failing to end the sexual exploitation of children on their platforms.

AAP · Dec 15, 2022

‘Malfeasance’: Digital watchdog fears Elon Musk’s Twitter puts Australians at risk

Australia's online safety regulator has written to Twitter boss Elon Musk seeking urgent clarification about how the platform's changes.

The New Daily · Nov 8, 2022