eSafety Commissioner

The eSafety Commissioner is an Australian government regulator responsible for administering online safety laws, including enforcing child-safety rules for online platforms.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news for seeking to use its enforcement powers to compel social media companies to prove they are preventing under-16s from creating accounts.

Latest on eSafety Commissioner

• it seeks ⁠to use ⁠its enforcement powers to make online platforms comply with Australia's sweeping child-safety rules
• allowing it to compel social media companies ‌to provide evidence of what they have done to stop under-16s from getting an account
• Australia says platforms like Steam and Roblox have 'significant' child safety gaps

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