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@nick_coatsworth Hi Nick, while we assessed some platforms prior to 10 December to help families and industry prepare, we expect all online platforms operating in Australia to assess their obligations under Australian law, including the social media minimum age. More info: esafety.gov.au/about-us/indus…

@catedempsey Hi Gillian, last year we asked industry to develop enforceable codes to protect children from age-inappropriate content. The latest drafts of these codes being assessed include protections for services with AI companion chatbot features: onlinesafety.org.au/codes-24/ So stay tuned!

Don't you just LOVE it that the e-Safety Commissioner will ban kids from getting accounts on youtube (despite them being subject to the algorithm whether they have an account activated or not) but has ZERO restrictions on AI large language models? So you can't use youtube kids,

@GeronesMarie Hi Marie, you can report illegal and restricted content to eSafety: eSafety.gov.au/report Reports can be made anonymously. Australia also now has industry codes and standards covering the most seriously harmful online content, such as child sexual exploitation material.

@ZCousi @myletrinh123 Hi, online abuse should first be reported to the platform. If an Australian is the target of seriously harmful adult cyber abuse and the service provider fails to act, they can report to us for assessment and investigation: eSafety.gov.au/report

@myletrinh123 @eSafetyOffice please assist and feedback

This guy is threatening me. I have reported him. This is his message! “Now young lady, you may wish to pull yrslf tgthr as you know we know where you live & this is contemplative Bilbo’s Auss-sie.”

@standardsaus Thank you for helping empower and protect children online 🧒🥽

🤖 New standard alert: AS 5402 is here to help #protectkidsonline in the #Metaverse. Developed with @eSafetyOffice, it sets vital safety, privacy & accessibility guidelines for virtual spaces. 🔗 standards.org.au/news/standards… #metaversesafety #virtualreality #onlinesafety #esafety

@Ann19851873 @RositaDaz48 Hi, racism and online hate should first be reported to the platform. If an Australian is the target of adult cyber abuse that is seriously harmful and the service provider fails to take action, they can report to us for assessment and investigation: eSafety.gov.au/report

@RositaDaz48 @eSafetyOffice this type of speech happens daily in Australia, why has nothing been done about it?

An extremist cleric who preached that Jews were “bloodthirsty monsters” who “ran like rats” from the October 7 Hamas attack has formally apologised after Australia’s peak Jewish body lodged a vilification complaint over the ­sermon he delivered in 2023. However, The Australian can reveal that, as recently as last Friday, Sheikh Ahmed Zoud issued a prayer to the people of Gaza at the end of his sermon, for Allah to “deal with the tyrants and the oppressors” and to “kill them all, and leave none of them behind”. While Sheikh Zoud did not mention Jews by name in his latest rant, he had pledged in his apology not to repeat statements that “could be interpreted as targeting Jewish people as a whole”. On Thursday, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry ­welcomed the resolution of its complaint against Sheikh Zoud (also known as Sheikh Zod) to the Australian Human Rights ­Commission following Mr Zoud’s “unreserved” apology. theaustralian.com.au/nation/radical…

@Vicki6641319155 Hi Vicki, online abuse should first be reported to the platform. If an Australian is the target of seriously harmful adult cyber abuse and the service provider fails to act, they can report to us for assessment and investigation: eSafety.gov.au/report

@markkirikud @AnikaWells Hi Mark, eSafety helps remove serious online abuse, and illegal and restricted online content. Find out more about what you can report to us: esafety.gov.au/report/what-yo… For information about advertising standards and making a complaint, visit: adstandards.com.au

@eSafetyOffice @AnikaWells X if promoting knife violence games & there is no way to report or hide, mute these ads, truly disturbing

@TheVicWatchdog @drunk_logic @Collin_G_Wood @VictoriaPolice Hi, comments on social media cannot be considered official reports. If an Australian is the target of adult cyber abuse that is seriously harmful and the service provider fails to take action, they can report to us for assessment and investigation: eSafety.gov.au/report

@drunk_logic @Collin_G_Wood @eSafetyOffice @VictoriaPolice Looks like @drunk_logic is drunk again stalking and harassing this guy and his daughters. Next thing this guy will be making up deepfakes. Seems to be ongoing on other posts - Creepy!!

I’m walking down Bourke St Mall. These cunts in the photo walk past me & the one in black hoodie comes near me and taps his Phone next to mine & his phone makes a sound like some sort of notification. He then goes thanks for the $100. Well, if you want to be famous here you go.

@rod_lampard @TheFeedSBS Hi Rod, eSafety helps remove serious online abuse, and illegal and restricted online content. Find out more about what you can report to us: esafety.gov.au/report/what-yo…

@eSafetyOffice , isn't this SBS inciting the destruction of public property, the cultural heritage of millions of Australians, & an attack on their ethnicity? Or are we seeing a tier-tear system at play here? Had this been a group tearing down the ethnocentric Aboriginal flag, you'd already have names, addresses & phone numbers.

We meet with a group going after Australia's colonial statues in the night. Attacks on these monuments often start intense debates. But this group is done asking questions. Watch the full video here: ow.ly/z20W50VUA0A

@sliejreo @Ausbobsmit Hi, eSafety helps remove serious online abuse, and illegal and restricted online content. Find out more about what you can report to us: esafety.gov.au/report/what-yo… For information about advertising standards and making a complaint, visit: adstandards.com.au

@Ausbobsmit about knife violence, youtube advertises little sickle shaped knives depicting one used to quarter a storebought whole chicken carcass. Why is that permitted? where's the oversight @eSafetyOffice ? do you even know what advertising Australians are subjected to on youtube?

44 billion per year in Indigenous funding, 120.5 million per day. And look what we have to show for it.

@iggy648 @terra155 Hi Ian, apologies for not seeing your reply sooner. We're supporting schools with free professional learning for educators on this topic: #recognising-online-coercive-control-in-young-peoples-lives" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">esafety.gov.au/educators/trai… We're also running sessions for parents: #recognising-online-coercive-control-in-young-peoples-lives" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">esafety.gov.au/parents/webina… Hope this helps!

@eSafetyOffice @terra155 Thank you. Relevant to slightly older people too. Gives us something to post when someone asks "What can we do?". Is it regularly taught in high schools?

I just turned on the ABC with eSafety commissioner. Anyone catch a link to where to go to find out what to do if you suspect coercive control stuff?

@iggy648 @terra155 Hi Ian, thanks for your interest. We published an online safety advisory today as well, to break down this subtle pattern of behaviours and offer tips on what you can do to help young people identify the early warning signs: esafety.gov.au/newsroom/blogs…

@terra155 Direct link. esafety.gov.au/key-topics/dom…

@ttwhite64 @HazelAppleyard_ @FBI Hi, comments on social media can't be considered official reports. We can help Australians deal with online abuse or people overseas make an image-based abuse compliant against a person who resides in Australia. Find more info about how we can help here: esafety.gov.au/report/what-yo…

@HazelAppleyard_ @FBI @eSafetyOffice hes Australian. They will protect men but not women. How about it @eSafetyOffice ?

Erm, @fbi, got a live one.

@KirstiMiller30 @nswpolice Hi, comments on social media cannot be considered official reports. If an Australian is the target of adult cyber abuse that is seriously harmful and the service provider fails to take action, they can report to us for assessment and investigation: eSafety.gov.au/report

This one is still online @eSafetyOffice @nswpolice Katherine Deves and Holly Lawford Smith from Melb Uni.

The Right are talking about bearing arms @nswpolice might want to check these people out for guns. @Peter_Fitz @noplaceforsheep @MFWitches @eSafetyOffice

@nakedtraveller3 Hi there, you can learn about reporting illegal and restricted content here: esafety.gov.au/key-topics/Ill… All reports must be made using the form on our website: esafety.gov.au/report Comments on social media cannot be considered official reports.

The Government is now operating in accordance with caretaker conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election. Comments have been disabled for this period. pmc.gov.au/caretaker

@Catty_Tweeter @MetaQuestVR @instagram @facebook Hi Cat, we’re responsible for educating Australians about online safety risks and providing support by removing harmful content. You can report online abuse to us through our website. Find out more about what you can report to us at: esafety.gov.au/report/what-yo…

@eSafetyOffice @MetaQuestVR @instagram @facebook That’s absolutely bullshit. I have reported for three days to Instagram and it simply takes me back to the homepage. I can’t understand how your department gets any funding when you’re so useless.