Julie Inman Grant
The day porn turned off: Inside Australia’s high-stakes war with the adult industry
New laws have forced Pornhub off our screens. But the harder question – what it has already done to a generation of young men – is only just beginning to be asked.
- David Swan
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Apple and Google could be forced to remove sexualised apps
The eSafety Commissioner won’t just chase offshore porn companies – she’ll go after the platforms that distribute apps that can expose children to sexually explicit content.
- David Swan
- Exclusive
- Social media
Adults required to prove age to watch porn, video games in major crackdown
Australians will be unable to access porn, R-rated video games and explicit AI chatbots unless they prove their age, under a landmark crackdown by the eSafety Commissioner.
- Emily Kowal
Ritalin use, sleep quality, NAPLAN: How Australia will know if the social media ban has worked
Medical and education records of thousands of children will be monitored for years in a study evaluating the success of the Albanese government’s signature policy.
- Bronte Gossling
Australia’s online safety commissioner stares down US Congress threats
Senior bureaucrats from the Attorney-General, Foreign Affairs and Communications are working with the eSafety Commissioner as she resists demands to testify in Washington.
- Brittany Busch
Anika Wells seeks urgent meeting with Roblox over predator claims
The popular online platform was carved out of Australia’s social media bans even though police have said it has been used by sadistic gangs and extremists.
- Michelle Griffin
- Exclusive
- Social media
Adult men’s faces can verify teen girls’ Snapchat accounts in major loophole
The tech giant has implemented its “reasonable steps” to prevent under-age users from having accounts. But an “intentional design choice” means banned users can continue accessing the app.
- Bronte Gossling
- Editorial
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US Congress wants Inman Grant on control alt delete
Australia’s eSafety commissioner is unsure if she would be safe if she returned to the US to explain the teen social media ban.
- The Herald's View
‘We shall see’: eSafety Commissioner unsure of safe return to US
Julie Inman Grant has twice been urged to testify before US congress, as a Republican lawmaker accuses her of stifling free speech.
- Nick Newling and Mike Foley
The world watched as Australia kicked under-16s off social media. The results are in
Almost 5 million accounts have been deactivated since Australia’s ban came into effect five weeks ago. So why are some parents still finding their kids on age-restricted platforms?
- Bronte Gossling