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Women
Industry

Building a better online world for women and girls

On International Women’s Day, I call on industry, governments and communities everywhere to join us in working towards a safer online space.
web 3.0
Industry

Having lived Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, what should we expect from Web 3.0?

As we mark the 20th Safer Internet Day, we reflect and learn from lessons of the past to stop future dangers becoming real-world harms.
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Parents
Young people

Back-to-school: Ideas to keep kids safe online

A few ways to kick start online safety chats with your kids using our Safer Internet Day theme Connect. Reflect. Protect.
Kids
Education

A matter of principle: guiding the Age Verification Roadmap

Before eSafety completes its Age Verification Roadmap for online pornography, it is worth reflecting the principles guiding its development.
Industry

Compelling safety disclosures from the world's biggest tech firms

eSafety asked the world’s biggest technology companies to reveal what they are – and are not – doing to tackle child sexual abuse.
Parents

Knowing your AR, VR and MR: Today’s tech and what it means for parents

Why virtual reality headsets, haptic gloves and metaverse environments should be on every parent's watchlist before they go on the gift list.
Women
Domestic violence

Gender-based online abuse: 6 things you can do to prevent it this 16 Days

To support 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, we’re calling on Australians of all ages and backgrounds to help us.
Cyberbullying
Kids

Strength in numbers to stop cyberbullying

Evidence shows cyberbullying is increasing, and fortifying families against the harm it can cause should be one of our highest priorities.
Reporting

Tackling individual harms and systemic reform in 2021-22

Another year of fighting the threats we know and preparing well for the ones we know are coming.
Research

Our most at risk believe they must endure the harms

New research released shows just how much we still have to learn when it comes to understanding how online harms affect the most targeted groups.
Industry

The online world needs a 'vaccine' of its own

Platforms themselves must join the community developing online protections, the same way our scientific community developed vaccines.
Industry

Will the peril outweigh the promise of the Metaverse?

The metaverse offers the potential for enormous good alongside great harm. It all depends on the architecture we create to enable and govern it.
Parents

Dangerous or damaging online challenges are never funny

Parents and educators can help arm young people against online challenges that show participants being harmed or humiliated.
Industry
Reporting

Shadow pandemic of child sexual exploitation requires concerted global effort

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve experienced a veritable tsunami of child sexual exploitation material washing across the internet.
Women
Research

International Women’s Day: Break the bias on online abuse

eSafety's latest research shows 1 in 3 women were abuse online in a work context.
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Research
Education

Join us in celebrating Safer Internet Day

This year we mark 18 years of this global event that started as a European Union initiative in 2004 and is now celebrated on 8 February annually across the world.
Project Arachnid blog
Industry

Global project combating online child abuse marks five years

During the pandemic eSafety has reached new heights when it comes to the removal of online images and videos of child exploitation.  
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Women
Domestic violence

Women should be heard and safe both online and offline

eSafety is elevating women’s voices to encourage safer online interactions during 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
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Industry

Charting a new course for a safer online world

The Commissioner gave a speech to the Australian Cyber Conference on the agency's new regulatory priorities under the Online Safety Act.
Woman sat at computer on the phone
Industry

The tech industry’s 'seatbelt moment' is fast approaching

The Commissioner provided a keynote speech for the G7 Safety Tech Summit about how Safety by Design can intersect with safety technology.
Children playing in a playground.
Parents
Education

Squid Game shows the need to check what your child is watching

For children and young people it is easy to accidentally - or deliberately - encounter age-inappropriate content.
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Reporting

eSafety’s annual report - a year in review

Read an abridged version of the foreword
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Reporting

What’s the difference between serious online abuse and defamation?

eSafety’s new legislation and defamation laws serve different purposes
Family on devices
Parents
Education

National Child Protection Week 2021

eSafety teaches children how to recognise online predators
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Diverse groups

Protecting voices at risk online – a year in review

We have taken solid steps to ensure that those individuals and communities most at risk of online hate are empowered and not silenced.
Industry

Online Safety Act reforms

For too long big tech companies have been given a free pass allowing them to benefit their bottom line rather than the safety of users. 
Industry

In conversation: Australia and Fiji work together to tackle online harms

Watch Australia and Fiji's Online Safety Commissioners share their experiences leading two of world’s first online safety commissions.
Reporting

Online extremist movements and radicalism in Australia

The eSafety Commissioner discusses how online hate can translate into real world harm during a Parliamentary Joint Committee hearing.
Domestic violence
Women

Calling out technological tethers in coercive control

The eSafety Commissioner calls for technology-facilitated abuse to be addressed by the NSW Joint Select Committee on Coercive Control.
Industry
Kids

UNCRC General Comment: Children’s rights in the digital world

Governments, regulators, digital companies and advocates need to ensure innovation and investment genuinely have the best interests of children at heart.
Parents
Cyberbullying

Want to confront your child's cyberbully? Think before you act!

If your child is being cyberbullied you may want to rush in to help them. But beware! Follow these tips so you don't make the situation worse.
Parents
Education

How to support your child to play confidently online

It's important to get your child into the habit of asking for help when they are using digital devices, so they come to you when they face safety risks.
Parents
Education

Back-to-school: top tips for parents

The back-to-school period is a great time to review your child’s online safety.
Image-based abuse
Reporting

The risky business of making money from nudes and other intimate content

We discuss what can go wrong when Australians attempt to make money from their intimate content and how eSafety may be able to help.
Industry
Parents

Protection of children should always trump protection of privacy

After decades working across online privacy, security and safety, the eSafety Commissioner has never been more fearful for children online.
Parents
Education

Online reasoning skills for kids are critical

Our kids need to use good judgement and critical thinking to keep them safe online, sort fact from fiction and combat misinformation.

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