Australia’s eSafety regulator is working to have online safety standards that will force tech giants to scan cloud storage services for illegal and harmful internet content in place before the end of the year.
But government officials are already warning of an uphill battle that could see work push into next year, with the local tech sector yet to be consulted on the binding standards that will carry fines of almost $700,000 a day.
The standards are being developed after the designated internet services (DIS) and relevant electronic services (RES) codes developed by industry associations were rejected by eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant after two years of development.
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