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After its teen social media ban, Australia is swooping on Roblox following 'ongoing concerns about online child grooming'

It could face fines of up to AU$49.5 million.

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Grooming claims spark Roblox kid-friendly rating review

The communications minister has requested an urgent meeting with controversial gaming host Roblox, while her opponent has labelled her too slow to act.

AAP

Condemnation of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot reached ‘tipping point’ after French raid, Australia’s eSafety chief says

A number of countries including Australia are investigating X over Grok-produced sexualised deepfakes

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Act now: urgent rally cry after sports coach slain

The brutal murder of a 21-year-old sports coach revealed clear actions required to address violence against women but experts say they fell on deaf ears.

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Social media app investigated over child abuse material

Australian officials are looking into the creation of child abuse material on Elon Musk's social media platform amid global outcry over the issue.

AAP

Australia under-16 social media ban: How is it going one month since law took effect?

Australia has revealed that almost 5 million teen accounts have been deleted by social media platforms.

Euronews

More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s under-16 ban came into force, PM says

Accounts removed or restricted on Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, X, TikTok and Reddit in world-leading ban

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Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?

Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’ but has an account posting on the site

The Guardian - AU

Meta blocked nearly 550,000 accounts in first days of Australia’s under-16s social media ban

Tech giant says ongoing compliance will be a ‘multi-layered process’ as UK Labour faces pressure to bring in similar ban

The Guardian - AU

Hundreds Of Non-Consensual, Explicit Images Created By Twitter’s AI Bot

“Since late 2025, eSafety has received several reports relating to the use of Grok to generate sexualised images without consent.”

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Grok’s deepfake images which ‘digitally undress’ women investigated by Australia’s online safety watchdog

eSafety Australia says it ‘has received several reports relating to the use of Grok to generate sexualised images without consent’ since late 2025

The Guardian - AU

Search engines will soon start filtering adult content under new eSafety rules

Search engines in Australia will soon have to blur pornographic and violent images in some cases to limit the chances children accidentally encounter this content.

The Conversation

Elon Musk’s X wins appeal to lift block on Australians seeing Charlie Kirk shooting footage

In successful challenge, X argued the video wasn’t excessively offensive and was an objective record of a ‘public event of historical and political significance’

The Guardian - AU

Reddit challenges Australia's under-16 social media ban, claims law curbs political discussion

Reddit argues that the world-first law is unconstitutional because it infringes on Australia’s implied freedom of political communication.

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The Independent UK

Reddit launches High Court challenge against Australia’s social media ban

Both legal actions contend the legislation is unconstitutional

The Guardian - AU

Doxing, death threats and the ire of Elon Musk: who is the Australian woman taking on the social media giants?

Overseeing the world’s first social media ban has been bruising for Julie Inman Grant, but she says ‘there’s no playbook for this’

The Guardian - AU

Reddit to comply with Australia’s ‘legally erroneous’ under-16 social media ban

Platform to introduce age-prediction model analysing users but argued to eSafety commissioner it was a source of information not a social media platform

AAP

TikTok vows to comply with teen social media ban

Tech giant TikTok will fall into line with Australia's world-leading social media restrictions, admitting age assurance methods can't protect people's privacy.

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The Independent UK

Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week with fines up to $33 million

Australia is set to enforce its age limit for social media accounts starting next week, and the platforms must provide monthly reports on how many children's accounts they have closed or face fines

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s eSafety commissioner rejects US Republican’s assertion she is a ‘zealot for global takedowns’

Julie Inman Grant says Australia’s Online Safety Act ‘does not impinge upon Americans’ freedom of speech’

The Guardian - AU

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'Nudifying' AI deepfake tools used by students blocked

Access to three of the world's most widely used "nudifying" deepfake services has been blocked after they were linked to child sex abuse material in students.

The Guardian - AU

Social media ban explained: when does it start in Australia, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?

Has the ban started, and how will age verification work? Here’s everything you need to know

Dot Esports

Twitch added to Australia’s under-16 social media ban amid safety push

Is online gaming next?

The Conversation

What does the US Congress want with Australia’s eSafety commissioner?

In the lead-up to the much-discussed social media ban taking effect, Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant is often in the headlines.

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