00:00Online platforms use technology to target children with chilling control.
00:07We are merely asking that they use that same technology to keep children safe online.
00:13We aren't chasing perfection, we are chasing a meaningful difference,
00:18because it is too important here not to try.
00:21The Government has recently launched a national education campaign
00:25and I encourage all Australians to engage with a range of resources
00:28now available on esafety.gov.au to help them understand the law.
00:33I want parents to have the ability to tell their children
00:36it is against the law for me to let you use this platform.
00:41The statistics speak for themselves.
00:45The need to act is clear.
00:48More than one in three children reported that their most recent experience of cyberbullying
00:53came from a social media platform.
00:56And over seven in ten children have seen harmful content online.
01:02We want children to have a childhood and we want parents to have peace of mind.
01:07And in naming these platforms today, we will provide that clarity for conversations ahead of 10 December.
01:14Now, these assessments are purely based on the criteria set out in the legislation,
01:20including the sole or significant purpose of the platform to enable online social interaction.
01:27The other key consideration for us is whether the platform meets the criteria of a class of services
01:34where there is an exception, such as for messaging, online gaming, or educational content.
01:40A few important points I want to make about this list.
01:44Technology is fast-changing and ever-evolving, which means this will never be a static list.
01:50Our work will continue.
01:52These assessments we have announced today are not a requirement of the legislation.
01:57E-Safety off our own bat developed the self-assessment tools for industry to provide a template to ensure fair and consistent application of the legislative criteria to make sure there was no question.
02:12You'll be right back.
02:20You'll be right back.
02:26You'll be right back.
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