Google has informed Australian authorities it received more than 250 complaints globally over nearly a year that its artificial intelligence software was used to make deepfake terrorism material.

Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commissioner, today addressed the National Press Club to outline how her office will be driving the Social Media Minimum Age Bill when it comes into effect in ...

The eSafety Commission praises Google for its transparency in revealing the malicious uses that some criminal actors are making of its AI tools. The Australian eSafety Commission called Google’s ...

While only logged-in users will be required to have their age checked, many Australians typically surf the web while logged ...

eSafety puts Google, Meta, Apple on notice over online child sex abuse. The eSafety Commissioner has officially put the tech giants on notice: Do more to protect Aussie kids or cop massive fines.

The Australian eSafety Commissioner called Google’s disclosure “world-first insight” into how users may be exploiting the technology to produce harmful and illegal content.

"Let's make sure the flags are up, the lifeguards are on duty, and the rips are clearly marked — because when it comes to ...

The report is based on data that Google, Meta, WhatsApp, Telegram and Reddit were compelled to share under powers granted to the eSafety Commissioner under the Online Safety Act.

By the end of the year, all Australian users will need to provide assurance of their age when they sign in to a search engine ...

Four in 10 young teenagers have been exposed to harmful content such as eating disorder videos on the platform, which is set to escape the child social media ban.

YouTube has argued that including it in the social media ban would “deprive” children of an age-appropriate experience of the ...

In a statement published today, the Google-owned company argues that. eSafety’s advice goes against the government’s own commitment, its own research on community sentiment, independent ...