Australian adults who are being bullied online will be able to report incidents to the eSafety commissioner from Sunday.
New powers were given to the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, as part of the wide-ranging Online Safety Act, which passed in 2021. Under the new laws, social media companies and other websites will be compelled to remove content deemed to be bullying within 24 hours or face fines of up to 500 penalty units (up to $111,000 for individuals and up to $555,000 for companies).
