eSafety prepares to hear from platforms, experts on social media ban
The online safety regulator has set out a timeline and called for expressions of interest in a looming consultation process over Labor’s social media age restrictions.
The eSafety Commissioner is preparing to hear from executives, experts and the broader community on world-first social media age restrictions that have become a key battleground for some of the world’s largest tech companies.
In an email sent to tech executives and other stakeholders on Monday, the Office of the eSafety Commissioner called for expressions of interest and outlined plans to launch a public consultation process on 5 June. The consultation will focus on how Labor’s proposed social media age rules will be implemented.
“The … Act provides that eSafety will formulate written guidelines to determine what reasonable steps industry must take to prevent children under the age of 16 years from having accounts on services that will be considered ‘age-restricted social media platforms’ under the … Act (as determined by the Minister),” reads the email, seen by Capital Brief.
“eSafety will also be responsible for monitoring, assessing, and enforcing industry’s compliance with this requirement, while the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will be responsible for ensuring industry’s compliance with privacy protections.”
