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Australia’s online safety regulator keeps avoiding endorsing the government’s teen social media ban

The government’s proposed teen social media ban has put eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant in an awkward spot.

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Teen social media ban might backfire and put young Australians at risk, expert says

A leading children’s online safety expert worries a teen social media ban may end up removing a lifeline for vulnerable young Australians.

Crikey

eSafety commissioner ends heated fight with Elon Musk’s X over Sydney church stabbing posts

Two parties agree to end a review of notice to take down videos of the attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel

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The Albanese government’s teen social media ban is technology denialism that delays real action

When it comes to the well-being of children, the Albanese government is ignoring its commitment to ‘science’ and ‘evidence-based solutions’ in favour of cowing to loud voices and political expediency.

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Australia plans to ban children from social media. Is checking and enforcing an age block possible?

As the Albanese government pledges a ban, age verification trials in the UK and US show possible hurdles and privacy concerns

The Guardian - AU

Twitter ‘ceased to exist’ after Australia’s eSafety commissioner demanded answers about child sex abuse material, X’s lawyer argues

Case set to test Julie Inman Grant’s powers under the Online Safety Act, but it’s only one of seven ongoing cases her office has with the Elon Musk-owned platform

The Guardian - AU

X doesn't mark the spot when it comes to Twitter fine

X Corp should not be responsible for fines issued to Twitter by the Australian eSafety Commissioner, its lawyers argued, as they are different companies.

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Australian senator’s post about Wakeley stabbing among those Elon Musk’s X urged to delete

Julie Inman Grant didn’t reveal the tweets, but documents reveal one was by Ralph Babet, the lone politician from the conservative United Australia party

The Guardian - AU

Education needed to fight the scourge of cyberbullying

Australia's online safety regulator has launched a set of cyberbullying education resources aimed at slowing the rise of online abuse.

AAP

Portal needed for victims to report AI deepfakes, federal police union says

Parliamentary inquiry told police forced to ‘cobble together’ laws to prosecute man who allegedly spread deepfake images of women

The Guardian - AU

Porn sites and Meta among those tasked with drafting Australia’s online child safety rules

Regulator gives industry groups six months to come up with draft code, expected to include rules about age verification

The Guardian - AU

Other countries have struggled to control how kids access the internet. What can Australia learn?

Debate continues to rage in Australia over whether children should (or can) be banned from social media. Following politicians’ recent promises to ban those under 16 from the platforms, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has raised concerns that imposing age restrictions could push children to use social media in secret…

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The eSafety commissioner is pushing back on Albo and Dutton’s children social media ban plan

Julie Inman Grant has not-so-subtly rebuked the idea of a social media ban for young people, comparing it to banning kids from the water rather than teaching them to swim

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Social media age restrictions may push children online in secret, Australian eSafety commissioner says

Minors could also miss crucial support under a potential ban, online safety regulator’s office tells inquiry

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Australia’s eSafety commissioner waters down child abuse detection rules in online safety standards

Tech companies providing end-to-end encryption, including Apple, pushed for the changes, warning of mass government surveillance

The Guardian - AU

Tesla leak: Australian man agrees to delete confidential company files he posted on social media

A court hearing scheduled for Wednesday has been cancelled after Keith ‘Keef’ Leech agrees to delete internal company files

AAP

Concerns social media 'cesspit' is targeting young boys

Young boys struggling with what it means to be a man need positive role models online as they're targeted with harmful content, the eSafety commissioner says.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton wants a social media ban for children. But would ‘real life’ rules work?

The opposition leader’s announcement that age verification would be a Coalition government priority is a big promise that technology may not be able to fulfil

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What to do if you, or someone you know, is targeted with deepfake porn or AI nudes

This week, about 50 female students from Victoria’s Bacchus Marsh Grammar School had fake, sexually explicit images of them shared without their consent on Instagram and Snapchat. Images of their faces, purportedly obtained from social media, were stitched onto pornographic images using artificial intelligence (AI).

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Australia's Esafety Commissioner Drops Case Against X Corp

eSafety Commissioner drops Federal Court case against X Corp over stabbing video, citing cost. Legal action continues in Administrative Appeals Tribunal. E...

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Elon Musk says he won a battle for free speech in court, but it won’t stop the war for social media regulation

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has dropped its Federal Court case against X relating to tweets distributing the footage of the Wakeley church stabbing.

Evening Standard

X goes XXX: Site changes rules to allow porn and violent content

The social media platform said it will allow sexual and graphic posts but has vowed to stop under 18s accessing the controversial content

The Independent UK

Australian online watchdog drops court case against X over stabbing video

Australia’s online safety watchdog has dropped her Federal Court case aimed at forcing X Corp. to take down a video of a Sydney bishop being stabbed

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: economic growth stalls; eSafety commissioner drops X case; and News Corp ‘not obsessed’ with ABC

GDP growth falls to just 0.1% in the March quarter as high interest rates drag on economy

The Guardian - AU

X says ‘free speech has prevailed’ after eSafety commissioner drops case over Wakeley church attack posts

Regulator will now focus on tribunal case launched by Elon Musk’s social media platform which is seeking a review of decision to order removal of tweets

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