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Your online safety. Our priority.

Just as everyday safety objects help protect you from different harms, eSafety protects you when you go online.

We educate Australians about online safety risks and help to remove harmful content such as cyberbullying of children, adult cyber abuse and intimate images or videos shared without consent.

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online harm

Cyberbullying is when someone uses the internet to be mean to a child or young person so they feel bad or upset.

Adult cyber abuse is when the internet is used to send, post or share content that is harmful to the physical or mental health of someone who is 18 or older.

Image-based abuse is sharing, or threatening to share, an intimate image or video of a person without their consent.

Illegal and restricted content includes material that shows or encourages child sexual abuse, terrorism or other extreme violence.

Our latest news

and releases

Tech companies must do more and do better if we are to stem the tide of online child sexual exploitation and abuse

It might be difficult for most of us to confront, but the world is facing an unprecedented explosion in online child sexual exploitation and abuse

Protecting our (increasingly younger) children from cyberbullying

eSafety is urging parents and caregivers to learn about cyberbullying and take on advice as kids head back to school in Term 3.

Better online experiences for First Nations people

The internet brings both benefits and risks, and Australia’s First Nations people know its paradoxical nature better than most.

Strong new powers and secure funding allow us to tackle online harms

The May Budget marks the start of a new era for eSafety, by providing baseline funding certainty to take us into the future.

Young people with disability more likely to express themselves online despite higher rates of abuse

Young people with disability are using the internet in greater than average numbers to meet people, share hobbies, and ask questions

Domestic violence

Keeping women and their children safe from tech-based abuse

Seven projects have been funded under the Australian Government’s $10 million Preventing Tech-based Abuse of Women Grants Program.

Digital platform regulators release working papers on algorithms and AI

DP-REG has published working papers on algorithms and the large language models used in generative AI to mark the launch of its website

eSafety welcomes feedback on draft industry standards to tackle online child sexual abuse and pro-terror material

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has commenced public consultation on draft industry standards to tackle seriously harmful content

A new playground: The digital lives of young people with disability

For many young people with disability, the internet forms a virtual playground, one in which they can play games with others, have fun and hang out with friends. However, the digital environment is not without risk.

Literature scan of tech-based family, domestic and sexual violence

Technology-facilitated abuse (or ‘tech-based abuse’) is an increasing issue within family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia, according to a literature scan released by eSafety.

Helpful

information

The eSafety Guide

Learn about the latest games, apps and social media, including how to protect your information and report harmful content.

Community education and training

Access a range of online safety presentations and resources provided free of charge.

Webinars for parents and carers

Join one of our free webinars for parents and carers to learn the latest strategies for helping children stay safer online.

Tech trends and challenges

Keep up-to-date with these overviews of emerging online safety issues.

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