2024-07-02
eSafety has issued notices to key members of the online industry giving them 6 months to draft enforceable codes that will protect children from graphic pornography and other high-impact content 🔞 Read more: https://news.esafety.gov.au/ 3zyVqDc [image]
Reuters
Australia's eSafety Commissioner issued notices to internet firms asking for an enforceable code to protect kids from pornography and other content by October 3
Byron Kaye / Reuters :
2024-06-21
2 industry standards developed by eSafety and being registered today will require a range of online services to do more to tackle seriously harmful content, including online child sexual abuse material and pro-terror content: https://news.esafety.gov.au/ 4cu5Nqh [image]
The Guardian
Australia waters down draft rules to force tech companies to detect child abuse and terror content on E2EE messaging services, after pushback from Apple, others
Josh Taylor / The Guardian :
2023-10-16
Our new report shows some of the biggest tech companies aren't living up to their responsibilities to tackle the proliferation of child sexual exploitation material, sexual extortion and the livestreaming of child sexual abuse https://news.esafety.gov.au/ 3ZYlNf3 [image]
New York Times
Australia fined X ~$384K and warned Google after the companies did not give enough info on their efforts to fight CSAM, despite a law requiring such disclosures
The service formerly known as Twitter told Australian regulators that its automated detection of abusive material had declined after Elon Musk bought it.
“Companies can make empty statements like ‘Child exploitation is our top priority,’ so what we're saying is show us,"@tweetinjules explains how we can't expect accountability from the online industry without meaningful transparency. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Australia fined X ~$384K and warned Google after the companies did not give enough info on their efforts to fight CSAM, despite a law requiring such disclosures
The service formerly known as Twitter told Australian regulators that its automated detection of abusive material had declined after Elon Musk bought it.