eSafety Commissioner Issues Guidelines on Harmful Content Online in Wake of Stabbing Attacks

The authority encouraged Australians to report harmful content online to eSafety.

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The eSafety Commissioner in Australia has unveiled guidelines on dealing with harmful content online in the aftermath of recent consecutive stabbing attacks.

A bishop in south-west Sydney was stabbed during a church service in Sydney’s south west on April 15. At least two police offices have been injured. The incident has been declared a “terrorist act.”