Australia: Issued extension on eSafety Commissioner request to online industry to develop codes that protect children from harmful content

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Issued extension on eSafety Commissioner request to online industry to develop codes that protect children from harmful content

On 13 December 2024, the eSafety Commissioner extended the deadline for the online industry to submit final drafts of enforceable codes from 19 December 2024 to 28 February 2025. These codes aim to shield children from exposure to graphic pornograp…

Scope

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

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2024-07-02
under deliberation

On 2 July 2024, the eSafety Commissioner gave the online industry six months to create enforceable…

2024-12-13
adopted

On 13 December 2024, the eSafety Commissioner extended the deadline for the online industry to sub…