Service providers can use the eSafety Commissioner's online self-assessment tool to support their decision-making as to ...

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Roblox, Whatsapp and many other tech platforms will need to ‘self-assess’ and ask to be excused from Australia’s looming ...

The ‘Age Verification Laws’ amending the ‘Online Safety Act,’ followed a swift legislative journey, introduced in early 2024 ...

The Australian recently released regulatory guidance to support social media firms suggest a low-key, flexible approach with lots of discretion left up to platforms as to how they will comply, but ...

Two people watch the flooded Guadalupe River in Kerrville on July 5, 2025. In the wake of July’s historic flooding that left more than 130 people in Texas dead, Gov. Greg Abbott vowed the state ...

One eating disorder is becoming increasingly prevalent. Though it didn’t even have a name as early as 10 years ago, ARFID—which stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder—has seen a 200 ...

President Trump is preparing to send National Guard troops into Chicago and Baltimore, right after a judge in California ruled that he broke the law by deploying troops to Los Angeles against anti-ICE ...