JI
Julie Inman Grant
Academic
Australia's eSafety Commissioner advocating for online safety measures.
Notable Quotes
"We don't allow children to walk into bars or bottle shops, adult stores or casinos, but when it comes to online spaces... there are no such safeguards."View Story →
"If a young person searches the internet for suicide or self-harm content, the first result they see will be a helpline - not a harmful online rabbit hole."View Story →
"This should concern all of us, no platform is above the law."View Story →
"This only serves to desensitise, to normalise and to sometimes radicalise users."View Story →
"We reject these allegations and will contest them in court."View Story →
"While social media platforms have taken some initial action, I am concerned through our compliance monitoring that some may not be doing enough to comply with Australian law."View Story →
"Durable, generational change takes time - but these platforms have the capability to comply today."View Story →
"While social media platforms have taken some initial action, I am concerned through our compliance monitoring that some may not be doing enough to comply with Australian law."View Story →
"We are now moving into an enforcement stance."View Story →
"While social media platforms have taken some initial action, I am concerned through our compliance monitoring that some may not be doing enough to comply with Australian law."View Story →
"As a result, we are now moving into an enforcement stance."View Story →
"They can choose to do so or face escalating consequences, including profound reputational erosion with governments and consumers globally."View Story →
"We have significant concerns about the compliance of half of those 10 platforms."View Story →
"We're assessing what they've done and where they are falling short."View Story →
"Any enforcement action requires sufficient evidence, which takes time to gather."View Story →
""There is compelling and concerning data that explicit deepfakes have increased on the internet as much as 550% year on year since 2019.""View Story →
"Australian children have a right to play online without being exposed to predators, sexual extortionists, violent extremist content or other harmful material."View Story →
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