Australia: eSafety Commissioner notice requiring online platforms to disclose strategies addressing online child sexual exploitation

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
24 Jul 2024 under deliberation
16 Oct 2023 in force
23 Feb 2023 under deliberation
15 Dec 2022 under investigation
30 Aug 2022 in force

Scope

Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
messaging service provider
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

24 Jul 2024
under deliberation

Issued eSafety Commissioner notice requiring online platforms to disclose strategies addressing online child sexual abuse

On 24 July 2024, Australia's eSafety Commissioner issued legal notices to online platforms, including Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Discord, Snap, Skype, and WhatsApp. These notices require the companies to report biannually to the regulator on th…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
16 Oct 2023
in force

Issued eSafety Commissioner's Second Transparency Report on X, TikTok, Google, Twitch and Discord strategies to address online child exploitation

On 16 October 2023, the eSafety Commissioner of Australia published its second transparency report following the Commissioner's legal notices issued on 23 February 2023 to Twitter (now X), Google, TikTok, Twitch, and Discord requiring the companies …

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
23 Feb 2023
under deliberation

Issued eSafety Commissioner notice requiring online platforms to disclose strategies addressing online child sexual abuse

On 23 February 2023, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner issued legal notices to Twitter, TikTok, Google, Twitch and Discord, requiring the companies to disclose how they are tackling online child sexual abuse, including online sexual extortion as well…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
15 Dec 2022
under investigation

Issued Transparency Report as Result of Reporting Notices Issued to Online Platforms to Disclose Implementation of Basic Online Safe Expectiations

On 15 December 2022, the eSafety Commissioner of Australia published a transparency report summarising the results of the 7 reporting notices received from Apple, Meta, WhatsApp, Microsoft, Skype, Snap and Omegle. These companies were required to di…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
30 Aug 2022
in force

Issued eSafety Commissioner notice requiring online platforms to disclose strategies to address online child sexual exploitation

On 30 August 2022, the eSafety Commissioner of Australia issued notices to Apple, Meta, WhatsApp, Microsoft, Skype, Snap and Omegle, requiring the companies to disclose their strategies addressing online child sexual exploitation and report the acti…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body

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