Lowdown: Australian regulator finds major gaps in platforms’ detection of child sexual exploitation

Major online platforms continue to have significant gaps in detecting child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) and sexual extortion, particularly by relying on user reports instead of proactively identifying harmful activity, according to Australia’s eSafety Commissioner. In its third periodic transparency report , the regulator said providers still f all short in detecting newly created child sexual abuse material , preventing grooming, disrupting abuse during video calls, and tackling sexual