On Wednesday,eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant will deliver a speech to the Australian Cyber Conference setting out her regulatory priorities under the new laws,which also include a world-first adult cyber abuse scheme.
The new laws include “expanded powers to better protect all Australians across all platforms where this harm is occurring,including video gaming platforms,dating websites,and encrypted private messaging apps”.
Her office will continue to work collaboratively with industry “to proactively improve safety standards across the industry and encourage greater transparency and accountability”,she is expected to say.
“But make no mistake,we will use all available powers at our disposal when it comes to keeping Australians safe online.
“While we have graduated regulatory tools to address online harm,there will no doubt be times when immediate use of our firmer enforcement measures is needed,and warranted.”
Under the image-based abuse provisions,online trolls face penalties of up to $111,000 each time they post an intimate image of a person without consent. From January,websites and social media companies will have 24 hours,down from 48 hours,to comply with take-down notices.
Ms Inman Grant has led a push to stop using the term “revenge porn” to describe the abuse since she took on the top job.