On October 27, 2023, the Future of Privacy Forum ("FPF"), in partnership with the UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation ("Allens Hub"), convened a multidisciplinary meeting of experts on technology, privacy, safety, and security in Sydney, NSW, Australia to discuss benefits, challenges, and unanswered questions associated with the Australian eSafety Commissioner's ("eSafety") forthcoming industry standards for the regulation of certain online content.
Australia's Online Safety Act of 2021 ("Online Safety Act") mandates the development of industry codes or standards to provide appropriate community safeguards with respect to certain online content, including child sexual exploitation material, pro-terror material, crime and violence material, and drug-related material.