Federal Domestic,Family And Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin and eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant will make remarks before a series of discussions about the industry’s efforts to prevent exploitation and support users who experience harm online.
It will also consider what further action both the government and industry can take.
Rishworth said dating apps such as Hinge,Tinder,Bumble and Grindr – which will be represented at the roundtable – need more features to safeguard users’ personal safety,and to use trauma-informed methods to make reporting harassment safer.
Speaking on ABC’sRN Breakfaston Wednesday,Rishworth said she was interested in implementing principles from theNational Plan to End Violence Against Women,which was formed from feedback from victim-survivors,advocates,advisory groups,and family,domestic and sexual violence service providers.
“My concern is that there isn’t enough protections put in place in the design of the apps,” she said. “A lot of the conversation has been about putting the responsibility onto the person who is experiencing the harassment,rather than looking at what can we embed in these apps to prevent or intervene early.”
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is also backing strong national action on the issue after 31-year-old Sydney teacherDanielle Finlay was killed in December. Ashley Gaddie,a man she allegedly met on a dating app,has been charged with her murder.