Australia: Implemented Online Safety Industry Standard 2024 under the Online Safety Act 2021 for Designated Internet Services

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Implemented Online Safety Industry Standard 2024 under the Online Safety Act 2021 for Designated Internet Services

On 21 December 2024, the Online Safety Industry Standard 2024, registered under the Online Safety Act 2021, comes into effect. Developed by the eSafety Commissioner, this standard regulates Designated Internet Services. The standard mandates that internet services, including apps, websites, file and photo storage services, and certain platforms deploying or distributing generative AI models, implement measures to eliminate child sexual abuse and pro-terror material.

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Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, ML and AI development, software provider: other software, platform intermediary: other, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2024-06-21
adopted

On 21 June 2024, the Online Safety Industry Standard 2024 was registered under the Online Safety Ac…

2024-12-21
in force

On 21 December 2024, the Online Safety Industry Standard 2024, registered under the Online Safety A…