Tag: Office of the esafety commissioner

Online safety tsar rejects two industry codes

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has rejected two of the eight online safety codes developed by local tech industry associations for failing to provide “appropriate community safeguards” and...

Govt mulls digital ID for online age verification

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Digital identity remains a live consideration for Australia’s proposed mandatory age verification regime for online pornography and other adult content, as the Albanese government mulls the release of the roadmap...

Online age verification ‘roadmap’ with government

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A roadmap charting a way forward on Australia’s proposed mandatory age verification regime for online pornography has been delivered to the federal government after almost two years of development...

Online safety codes hang on ‘red line’ issues

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant will take delivery on Friday of the final drafts of the online safety codes that have been under development by local tech industry...

eSafety Commissioner set for funding boost

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Office of the eSafety Commissioner will likely receive additional funding in the Albanese government’s May Budget, with Labor ministers continuing to criticise the former Coalition government for not...

Push to force social media giants to maintain local teams

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Twitter’s decision to axe all its Australian staff is “frustrating” the efforts of the online safety regulator to prevent child exploitation material, leading to calls for tech giants to...