This Month
Google Gemini linked to AI-generated deepfake porn, terrorist content
Google’s users have reported its Gemini bot is being used to create deepfake child pornography as well as terrorist material.
February
Telegram founder was arrested in France. Now Australia is after him
Pavel Durov, the founder of the app heralded by some free speech advocates, is on bail in France facing allegations it is rife with disturbing content. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is joining the fray with a $1 million fine.
October 2024
X wanted to avoid exploitation rules because it’s not Twitter any more
Australia’s eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant has won the latest court battle against Elon Musk but faces more hurdles as the tech billionaire fights her attempts to regulate the internet.
July 2024
Big tech ordered to develop solutions to stop kids finding porn
The eSafety Commissioner has given internet companies six months to find a plan to stop kids stumbling across porn while searching for sites such as YouTube.
June 2024
eSafety drops case against Musk’s X over bishop stabbing video
The online safety watchdog has abandoned its court case against X after suffering a legal setback.
May 2024
Why age restrictions on social media ‘won’t happen overnight’
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner says it is difficult to judge the correct age to ban kids from social media.
April 2024
Musk courts top Sydney silk for eSafety fight
Elon Musk’s X is preparing for courtroom battle with the government over its take down order related to the Sydney church stabbing while NSW police make further arrests related to the attack.
Social media giants ‘no longer fear reputation risks’
Tech policy advocates say the era of tech companies complying with local regulations to protect their reputation is over.
January 2024
Elon Musk’s X reinstated 6100 banned Aussie accounts
At the same time, the social media platform cut 80 per cent of engineers responsible for limiting harmful posts such as antisemitic and illegal material.
October 2023
Australia slaps Elon Musk’s X with a $600,000 fine
The eSafety Commissioner has issued Google an official warning and fined Elon Musk’s X $610,500.
July 2023
Be sceptical when big tech promises to self-regulate AI: eSafety boss
“Frankly I don’t think AI pledges are going to work”, Australia’s eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant has warned.
April 2023
To regulate or not to regulate AI ... That is not the question
Unlike Terminator, our AI saviour won’t be a doomsday prepper with a gun, we need a sensible coalition of political leaders, ethicists, community groups and experts.
January 2023
Andrew Tate is not the only misogynist courting Australian teenagers
Parents should be aware that female hating content that targets teen boys is rife online, experts say.
March 2020
Deal with ISPs to block terror attack websites
An agreement between industry and the eSafety Commissioner will stop Australians viewing material that glorifies terror attacks.