Australia: eSafety Commissioner published transparency report summarising WhatsApp's responses on measures relating to online terrorist and extremist content

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eSafety Commissioner published transparency report summarising WhatsApp's responses on measures relating to online terrorist and extremist content

On 6 March 2025, the eSafety Commissioner published the transparency report summarising WhatsApp's responses on tools, policies, and measures to detect and prevent terrorist and violent extremist (TVE) content and mitigate online radicalisation risk…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2024-03-19
under deliberation

On 19 March 2024, the Australian eSafety Commissioner issued a legal notice to WhatsApp requiring a…

2025-03-06
concluded

On 6 March 2025, the eSafety Commissioner published the transparency report summarising WhatsApp's …