News & Views Sextortion is rising and eSafety says Big Tech isn’t doing enough to prevent it Australians made just over 2000 complaints about sexual extortion over six months, with young men aged 18 to 24 the most affected.
News & Views Elon Musk’s X ordered to pay $750k after admitting to breach of child safety laws Elon Musk’s X has been ordered to pay $750,000 after it admitted to failing to respond to questions about online child sexual exploitation material.
News & Views ‘I call it outragement’: Julie Inman Grant on tech power and what it takes to push back Julie Inman Grant calls it “outragement”: the addictive, pull-you-in content across social media. The eSafety Commissioner knows it’s tough for adults to resist, so what hope do kids have?
News & Views ‘Deepfakes, doxxing, death threats’: The cost women pay to be online As we mark the start of this global campaign, I want to reiterate something simple but vital: online harms are real harms.
News & Views Julie Inman Grant says under-16s social media ban not designed to cut kids off from ‘digital lifelines’ Julie Inman Grant says the upcoming under-16s social media ban isn’t designed to cut kids off from their “digital lifelines”.
News & Views Julie Inman Grant scores a win against an unhappy Elon Musk While it doesn’t take much to provoke Elon Musk, the X owner is especially not happy with Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant.
News & Views Australia leading the way in tackling violence against women Australia’s work on online safety for women and sexual harassment at work is part of a global push to reduce violence against women, writes Julie Inman Grant and Kate Jenkins.