Tech companies will have two extra months to finalise plans to restrict children from accessing adult website
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Tech companies will have two extra months to finalise plans to restrict children from accessing adult websites, as Australia’s rushed under-16s social media ban legislation forces the sector to grapple with potential crossover issues with the two regulations.
The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, announced the extension on Thursday, citing the need for industry to have time to consider the new legislation and how it might intersect with restrictions on adult content.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email
About Author
More Stories
Navy advertises nuclear submarine job with $120,000 salary and ‘no experience’ needed
Burt, the giant crocodile from Crocodile Dundee, dies aged 90
China refused investigation into ship linked to severed Baltic cables, says Sweden