Latest eSafety Commissioner News

CRACKING DOWN ON YOUTH CRIME AND ONLINE NOTORIETY IN FLYNN
Tech companies grilled on how they are tackling terror and violent extremism
Search engines will need to take steps to tackle child sexual abuse material and AI misuse under new code
Albanese Government convenes second Online Harms Ministers Meeting
JACET Arrest At Casuarina
Standards Submission Publication: Statement
Should you be checking your kid’s phone? How to know when your child is ready for ‘phone privacy’
Fall for love, not scams this Valentine’s Day
How prepared is your school to keep kids safe from bullying?
Ensuring our online safety laws keep Australians safe
Safer Internet Day: Top tips to keep your kids safe online
ANU invests in national tech policy capability
Play to win: How to help your kids benefit from online gaming
this safer internet day, headspace stands against sextortion, online abuse
Australia, US back calls for tech company data provision to protect children
eSafety and the EU Child Rights Intergroup team up to protect children online ?
40% jump in child bullying reports to eSafety
Community urged to report online sexual exploitation as children head back to school
Report reveals the extent of deep cuts to safety staff and gaps in Twitter/X’s measures to tackle online hate
JACET Charges – Victoria River Region
Statement on end-to-end encryption and draft industry standards
Statement on end-to-end encryption and draft industry
New research sheds light on Australian demand for child sexual abuse online
New tech industry codes come into force to protect children from online sexual abuse
Significant online safety milestone reached as Australia’s world-leading industry codes commence
JACET Charges – Palmerston 14 December
Over 1.3 million Aussies access online safety education
Keeping kids safe online during school holiday time
Young people with disability more likely to express themselves online despite higher rates of abuse
Keeping women and their children safe from tech-based abuse
Protecting children from online harm – Coalition policy on age verification trial
Online child exploitation arrests at Gold Coast
Digital platform regulators release working papers on algorithms and AI
Albanese Government takes major steps forward to improve online safety
IJM Australia welcomes federal government crackdown on child sexual abuse material online
TikTok has a startling amount of sexual content – and it’s way too easy for children to access
eSafety welcomes feedback on draft industry standards to tackle online child sexual abuse and pro-terror material
Statement on video chat service Omegle shutting down
Meta’s racist depictions of gun-wielding Palestinian children needs urgent investigation from eSafety commissioner
Sport Integrity Australia backs eSafety resources to tackle online abuse in sport
New eSafety resources tackle online abuse in sport
AFP blocks 10 child abuse websites and tracks thousands of predators who accessed them
Most young people exposed to vaping ads, despite restrictions
JACET Charges in Katherine
Supporting Australian communities affected by Hamas attacks on Israel and ongoing conflict
Second set of tech giants falling short in tackling child sexual exploitation material, sexual extortion, livestreaming of abuse
JACET Charges – Malak
Free course to make tech design safer for users