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Big Tech failing in response to sexual crimes against children: Australian watchdog

( August 6, 2025, 00:43 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Apple, Google, Meta Platforms and Microsoft are among the global tech companies that are leaving “significant gaps” in their efforts to combat sexual crimes against children taking place on their services, according to Australia’s online-safety watchdog. In a new transparency report published today, the eSafety Commissioner said that of even greater concern was the finding that Apple services and Google’s YouTube weren’t tracking the number of user reports they received of child sexual abuse and the tech giants couldn’t tell the regulator how long it took them to respond to those reports. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said there had been no “meaningful or tangible action” taken by the platforms to address problems highlighted in 2022 and 2023.The eSafety Commission'ers full transparency report and a document of highlights are attached; the eSafety Commissioner's media release follows: ...

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