Australia: eSafety Commissioner adopted report on measures against child sexual exploitation and abuse implemented by Apple, Discord, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Snap, Skype, and WhatsApp

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eSafety Commissioner adopted report on measures against child sexual exploitation and abuse implemented by Apple, Discord, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Snap, Skype, and WhatsApp

On 1 August 2025, the eSafety Commissioner adopted a report focusing on child sexual exploitation and abuse, and sexual extortion, under Australia’s Online Safety Act 2021. The report reviews how eight technology companies, including Apple, Discord,…

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Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-08-01
under investigation

On 1 August 2025, the eSafety Commissioner adopted a report focusing on child sexual exploitation a…

2026-02-05
under investigation

On 5 February 2026, the eSafety Commissioner published the 2nd in a series of 4 transparency report…