Young men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog says

Published July 13, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

In six months last year, more than 2,000 such complaints were made to eSafety

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A new report by Australia’s online safety regulator has found “significant gaps” in how major tech platforms tackle online sexual extortion and child sexual exploitation, as “reports of this abuse continue to rise”.

Details

The findings come from eSafety’s latest transparency report, examining how tech companies – including Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Snap, Discord and WhatsApp – are addressing child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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