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eSafety says 2,000 sextortion complaints expose platform gaps

Sextortion complaints topped 2,000 in six months as eSafety said Meta, Apple and Google still missed known abuse patterns and relied too much on reports.

By Marnie Blackwood8:43 PM · July 13, 2026

Person holding a smartphone with a messaging app open indoors

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UK social media ban copies Australia’s under-16 model

UK social media ban plans would extend Australia’s under-16 model to gaming chats, testing how exportable Canberra’s regime is.

By Marnie Blackwood3:50 PM · June 14, 2026

Smartphone screen with social media app icons, illustrating youth online-safety rules.

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Spyware and coercive control: Australia's device-policy gap

Spyware and coercive control are colliding in Australia as eSafety research shows tech-facilitated abuse is common and ordinary apps can be weaponised.

By Marnie Blackwood1:35 AM · May 18, 2026

A smartphone displayed alongside monitoring devices, reflecting the surveillance tools at the centre of coercive-control debates.