October
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.
- Tom Burton
July
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.
- Tess Bennett
June
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.
- Tess Bennett
May
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.
- Tess Bennett
April
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.
- Tess Bennett
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.
- Tess Bennett
January
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.
- Nick Bonyhady
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.
- Tess Bennett
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.
- Tess Bennett
April 2023
- Opinion
- AI
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.
- Julie Inman Grant
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.
- Tess Bennett
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.
- Andrew Tillett