Companies must take the lead in taking action to support community standards and stop this social disease.
Australia’s online safety tsar will go further,demanding “radical transparency” from companies on how they deal with the scourge.
Two out of three people in Australia and New Zealand report experiencing online sexual harm before they turned 18,a higher rate than most regions around the world.
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the accusations Facebook put profits before people shouldn’t come as a surprise to governments.
Julie Inman Grant says new powers will help her tackle “the worst of the worst” online abuse,but broader culture change is needed.
The eSafety Commissioner said parents’ voices could often be heard in videos where young people are experiencing coerced sexual abuse.
The e-safety commissioner will be given boosted powers to unmask and fine recidivist online abusers under a proposed adult cyber abuse scheme.
Online abuse has soared during the coronavirus pandemic and eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says social media platforms have lost control of the problem.
More than two out of three adults have negative experiences online,often resulting in real harm.
Australia's eSafety commissioner has advised parents to set limits on personal technology use and bring children's online interactions into open areas.
The eSafety commissioner has logged a 40 per cent increase in reports over the past three weeks,as Australia heads online to work,study and socialise.