The Latest Breaking News from the eSafety Commission

The eSafety commissioner has increased the number of platforms where under-16s will be prohibited from accessing in a world-first ban.

Australia expanded its world-first under-16 social media ban to include Reddit and Kick, effective December 10. Nine platforms—Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Threads, Reddit, and Kick—face AU$49.5M fines for non-compliance. WhatsApp and gaming platforms are exempt.

Large social media companies should have to proactively remove harmful content from their platforms, undergo regular “risk assessments” and face hefty fines if they don’t comply, according to an independent review of online safety laws in Australia.

Tasmania JackJumpers coach Scott Roth has been flooded with messages of support after speaking out about abuse directed at his players and their families.

X Corp should not be responsible for fines issued to Twitter by the Australian eSafety Commissioner, its lawyers argued, as they are different companies.

The X owner was always going to turn the video removal request into a glib culture war fought with 4chan-style memes and late-night missives

New rules for search engines will ban child abuse and terrorist content in Australia but will also seek to prevent abuse images being created by AI tools.

Elon Musk's X has shed more than 1,000 staff globally from teams responsible for stopping abusive content online, according to new figures released Thursday by Australia's online watchdog.

The eSafety Commission has filed legal action against the parent company of social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.