eSafety
eSafety Commissioner
Australia's independent online safety regulator. Implements and enforces the Online Safety Act 2021, including the 2024 social media minimum age amendments: image-based abuse, cyberbullying and adult cyber abuse schemes, illegal and restricted online content, the Basic Online Safety Expectations, and registered industry codes and standards. Established in 2015 as the Office of the Children's eSafety Commissioner.
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Obligations enforced
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Enforcement actions tracked
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Scope topics
Obligations enforced by eSafety (2)
- criticalCWLTHComply with online safety industry codes (Phase 1 + 2)
Eight industry sections covered by binding codes under the Online Safety Act 2021.
- highCWLTHComply with Basic Online Safety Expectations + industry codes
Social media services, app distribution services, and other captured providers must meet the BOSE and industry codes.
Recent eSafety enforcement
- transparency notice2025eSafety multiple platform notices 2024-2025
eSafety issued BOSE transparency notices to multiple platforms 2024-2025 — Meta, X, TikTok, Telegram, Discord etc.
- transparency notice2024eSafety transparency notices to multiple platforms 2024
eSafety issued BOSE transparency notices to Meta, Google, Microsoft, Apple + others.
- infringement$958K2024eSafety v Telegram (BOSE notice)
Telegram failed to respond to a BOSE transparency notice on terrorist and child sexual exploitation material controls.
- removal notice2024eSafety v X Corp (Sydney church stabbing content removal)
eSafety issued global removal notice for footage of Sydney church stabbing; X Corp partially complied (geo-blocking AU only) + legally challenged.
- infringement$610K2023eSafety v X Corp (BOSE notice)
X Corp failed to respond adequately to a Basic Online Safety Expectations notice on child sexual abuse material safeguards.
Scope topics
Parent legislation
Source: regulator's own website. Rules Mate links and summarises — we don't republish full statutory text.