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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…

The Conversation

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

The Guardian - AU

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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

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

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).

The Conversation

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.

The Conversation

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

Evening Standard

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 Independent UK

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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eSafety commissioner drops court effort to force Elon Musk to put international ban on stabbing video

The eSafety Commissioner has abandoned the legal case to try to force X – formerly Twitter – to remove footage of the April stabbing attack on a Sydney bishop from the platform worldwide.

Al Jazeera

Australia drops legal fight against X over church stabbing videos

Elon Musk’s social media platform welcomes decision as a victory for freedom of speech.

International Business Times

Australian Watchdog Drops Court Fight With X Over Violent Posts

Australia's online watchdog on Wednesday dropped a legal effort to force Elon Musk's X to remove posts depicting the violent stabbing of a Sydney priest.

The Guardian - AU

X changes porn policy to opt-in system that blocks under-18 users

The social media network’s new rules, announced on Monday, come after regulator pressure around the world to better protect children from inappropriate content

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Google and Apple keeping Reddit and X in app stores despite pornography due to revenue, eSafety boss says

Commissioner says companies have ‘huge disincentive’ to abide by their own policies on adult content amid discussions of age assurance technology

AAP

Safeguards needed to police fake porn generation apps

Some phone apps and websites have little to no protections to stop people from using AI-image generation to create porn from photos without a person's consent.

The Guardian - AU

‘No country in the world has solved this problem’: can Australia make age verification work for social media?

Previously unreported documents suggest age assurance technology has not been successfully implemented anywhere in the world

AAP

eSafety Commissioner threatened over X takedown notice

Australia's internet cop has contacted the NSW and federal police after receiving threats and abuse and becoming concerned for the safety of her family.