Tackling online harms: Federal Government announcements (AU)

Ending men’s violence against women and tackling misogyny and the harm it creates requires concerted action from all levels of government and all parts of society and we are building on investments already made in this space.

To build on our prevention efforts, the Albanese Government will introduce a suite of online measures to address easy access to pornography for children and young people and tackle extreme online misogyny, which is fuelling harmful attitudes towards women.

via Government media release

The announcements included:

• resourcing a pilot of age assurance technology to protect children from harmful content, like pornography and other age-restricted online services

• introducing legislation to ban the creation and non-consensual distribution of deepfake pornography

• a new phase of the Stop it at the Start campaign including a counter-influencing campaign in online spaces where violent and misogynistic content thrives, to directly challenge the material in the spaces it’s being viewed.

• content classification reforms with states and territories

• bringing forward legislation to outlaw the release of private information online with an intent to cause harm (known as doxxing)

• overhauling the Privacy Act to give all Australians and particularly women who are experiencing domestic and family violence greater control and transparency over their personal information.