eSafety Commissioner – Address to the National Press Club – Social Media Bans, Age Assurance & Online Safety Codes

The eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant spoke at the National Press Club on 24 June 2025. Under the banner Swimming Between the Flags the Commissioner addressed the implementation of social media bans for teenagers, due to become law on 10 December 2025, the progress of the current evaluation of age assurance technologies and the pending […]
Effectiveness of Age Assurance Technology is Under Question

The preliminary findings of the age assurance technology trials claim that “Age assurance can be done in Australia and can be private, robust and effective” is being questioned by experts and stakeholders. High age estimation error rates, ease of circumvention, and privacy and security concerns are some of the key issues raised in Dr Lisa […]