Tech platforms need to be responsible for reporting online child sexual exploitation rather than relying on victims to do so.
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The new bill puts the onus on tech platforms to protect Australians from harmful content and design features.
People should have meaningful choices about the systems organising their attention.
The Roblox saga is a reminder that parents can’t leave children’s online safety to platforms.
The report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.
The eSafety Commissioner alleges Telegram failed to detect and remove pro-terrorist and extremist material, including videos of executions and attacks.
A version of Australia’s eSafety Commissioner could be a better way to tackle the online harm experienced by under-16s – and New Zealanders of all ages.
The Victorian government says the new laws are ‘nation leading’. But there are several points of concern to address.
While the government strengthens its social media ban, a broader, more robust piece of legislation is waiting in the wings.
The full effects of the ban may not be clear for a decade.
This shift is a clear reversal of Meta’s privacy-first posture, which Mark Zuckerberg announced back in 2019.
eSafety is investigating Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube for “potential non-compliance”. But several questions about the ban remain unanswered.
A new eSafety report reveals an ongoing gap between what technology can do and what companies are actually doing to tackle child abuse.
The new year will bring new controls over what you see online – such as blurring pornographic or violent search results if you’re not logged in.
AI is just one of the emerging threats online that won’t be tackled by the social media ban.
The standard aims to prevent the spread of child exploitation and pro-terror content. But there are problems with it.
Boosted by algorithms, many influencers are framing suffering as fitness, and failing young men in the process.
Even those involved in the trial admit there are major problems with the tech that’s being tested.
Social media isn’t just a distraction for teens – it’s part of their world.
The rollout will leave parents playing a game of whack-a-mole with new technologies as they try to keep their children safe.
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Law; Academic Co-Lead, CSAM Deterrence Centre, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy and Education Futures, La Trobe University
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Lecturer, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Professor of Global & Language Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Creative Economies, Birmingham City University
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Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Royal Roads University
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Marketing and Strategy, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Surrey
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Professor of Digital Communications and Culture, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney