Twitter, TikTok, and Google have been issued legal notices from Australia’s eSafety commissioner requiring them to explain what they are doing to tackle online child sexual abuse.
“The creation, dissemination and viewing of online child sexual abuse inflicts incalculable trauma and ruins lives. It is also illegal,” eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said.
“It is vital that tech companies take all the steps they reasonably can to remove this material from their platforms and services.”
Issued under the government’s Online Safety Act 2021, the tech companies have 35 days to respond to the notices or face penalties of almost $700,000 (US$475,000) a day….