Jesuit Social Services strongly supports the Government’s move to legislate a Digital Duty of Care and welcomes the opportunity to comment on the exposure draft.
In light of the speed with which new technologies emerge and are adopted, particularly by young people, we support the flexibility the bill provides in enabling the Government and the eSafety Commissioner to respond to new and emerging risks and harms.
We offer recommendations to strengthen the Duty of Care, including by removing any ambiguity regarding the obligations on online service providers to proactively detect and respond to serious harms, particularly those related to online child sexual abuse and exploitation.
