Australia: Online industry submitted Designated Internet Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) to eSafety Commissioner for review

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Online industry submitted Designated Internet Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) to eSafety Commissioner for review

On 28 February 2025, the Social Media Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) under the Online Safety Act 2021 was submitted to the eSafety Commissioner for review. The Code was developed by the Australian online industry, includ…

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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2025-02-28
under deliberation

On 28 February 2025, the Social Media Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) u…

2025-05-20
under deliberation

On 20 May 2025, the final draft of the Social Media Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class…

2025-09-09
adopted

On 9 September 2025, the eSafety Commissioner registered the Designated Internet Services Online Sa…

2026-03-09
in force

On 9 March 2026, the Designated Internet Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material…