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

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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…

Scope

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

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2022-08-30
in force

On 30 August 2022, the eSafety Commissioner of Australia issued notices to Apple, Meta, WhatsApp, M…

2022-12-15
under investigation

On 15 December 2022, the eSafety Commissioner of Australia published a transparency report summaris…

2023-02-23
under deliberation

On 23 February 2023, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner issued legal notices to Twitter, TikTok, Goog…

2023-10-16
in force

On 16 October 2023, the eSafety Commissioner of Australia published its second transparency report …

2024-07-24
under deliberation

On 24 July 2024, Australia's eSafety Commissioner issued legal notices to online platforms, includi…