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BIZARRE: Esafety - What They Never Told You

Australia wants to sell its social media ban to the world – but are the measures even working?

Two-thirds of teenagers are still on social media platforms included in the ban, according to the eSafety commissioner

The Guardian - AU

Australia warns social media platforms of 'major gaps' in under-16 ban enforcement

The eSafety Commissioner identified 'poor practices' from social media companies, such as platforms allowing unlimited attempts for a user to pass their age assurance methods.

Euronews

Two-thirds of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok kept access despite ban

Nearly 70% of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok had maintained access, survey finds

The Guardian - AU

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Social media giants are not complying with under-16s social media ban, new report finds

Nearly four months into Australia’s social media ban for under-16s, the online regulator today released its first detailed compliance update report on how the world-first policy is progressing.

The Conversation

Anonymous $200,000 donation to charity providing free meals – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Child abuse material ‘systemic’ on Elon Musk’s X amid Grok scandal, Australian online safety regulator warned

Exclusive: eSafety commission pointed to Musk’s promise that ‘removing child exploitation is priority #1’ in letter obtained by Guardian Australia

The Guardian - AU

Snapchat told an Australian mother it would not delete her son’s account because his listed age was 25

Parents have been told to report accounts missed in Australia’s under-16 social media ban – but eSafety is ‘concerned’ some platforms aren’t complying

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Australia expands age verification checks from social media to porn and explicit video games

New mandate could impact children’s online privacy, experts say

The Independent UK

Porn websites begin blocking Australian users as deadline for age verification looms

Several sites now state they are ‘not currently accepting new account registrations in your region’ when accessed from Australia

The Guardian - AU

Three months into Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s, has it been a success?

Getting platforms to comply with the restrictions was no small feat. But it’s too early to measure the real-world mental health outcomes

The Guardian - AU

After its teen social media ban, Australia is swooping on Roblox following 'ongoing concerns about online child grooming'

It could face fines of up to AU$49.5 million.

PC Gamer

Grooming claims spark Roblox kid-friendly rating review

The communications minister has requested an urgent meeting with controversial gaming host Roblox, while her opponent has labelled her too slow to act.

AAP

Condemnation of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot reached ‘tipping point’ after French raid, Australia’s eSafety chief says

A number of countries including Australia are investigating X over Grok-produced sexualised deepfakes

The Guardian - AU

Act now: urgent rally cry after sports coach slain

The brutal murder of a 21-year-old sports coach revealed clear actions required to address violence against women but experts say they fell on deaf ears.

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Social media app investigated over child abuse material

Australian officials are looking into the creation of child abuse material on Elon Musk's social media platform amid global outcry over the issue.

Euronews

Australia under-16 social media ban: How is it going one month since law took effect?

Australia has revealed that almost 5 million teen accounts have been deleted by social media platforms.

The Guardian - AU

More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s under-16 ban came into force, PM says

Accounts removed or restricted on Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, X, TikTok and Reddit in world-leading ban

The Guardian - AU

Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?

Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’ but has an account posting on the site

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The Guardian - AU

Meta blocked nearly 550,000 accounts in first days of Australia’s under-16s social media ban

Tech giant says ongoing compliance will be a ‘multi-layered process’ as UK Labour faces pressure to bring in similar ban

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Hundreds Of Non-Consensual, Explicit Images Created By Twitter’s AI Bot

“Since late 2025, eSafety has received several reports relating to the use of Grok to generate sexualised images without consent.”

The Guardian - AU

Grok’s deepfake images which ‘digitally undress’ women investigated by Australia’s online safety watchdog

eSafety Australia says it ‘has received several reports relating to the use of Grok to generate sexualised images without consent’ since late 2025

The Conversation

Search engines will soon start filtering adult content under new eSafety rules

Search engines in Australia will soon have to blur pornographic and violent images in some cases to limit the chances children accidentally encounter this content.

The Guardian - AU

Elon Musk’s X wins appeal to lift block on Australians seeing Charlie Kirk shooting footage

In successful challenge, X argued the video wasn’t excessively offensive and was an objective record of a ‘public event of historical and political significance’

Euronews

Reddit challenges Australia's under-16 social media ban, claims law curbs political discussion

Reddit argues that the world-first law is unconstitutional because it infringes on Australia’s implied freedom of political communication.

The Independent UK

Reddit launches High Court challenge against Australia’s social media ban

Both legal actions contend the legislation is unconstitutional

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