Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Calls Big Tech Senate Hearing ‘Disappointing’

The eSafety commissioner has accused Meta, X, and other social media platforms of ‘platitudes but no commitment.’

Mark Zuckerberg (R), CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 31, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has accused Big Tech firms of doing far too little to combat the online spread of objectionable material.

In an opinion piece in The Australian newspaper, Ms. Inman Grant claims “many companies weren’t even using available tools and technologies to detect child sexual exploitation and abuse material, let alone detecting grooming or live-streamed child abuse.”