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This declaration is the Enhancing Online Safety for Children (Tier 2 Social Media Services) Declaration 2015.
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This declaration names four major social media platforms as "tier 2 social media services" under the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015.
The platforms covered are:
Being classified as a "tier 2" service brings these companies under specific legal obligations designed to protect children online. These obligations include requirements to take down harmful cyberbullying material when notified and to cooperate with the eSafety Commissioner (the government regulator for online safety).
Why this matters: This declaration ensures these specific platforms must comply with Australian online safety laws, giving the eSafety Commissioner power to enforce standards for responding to serious cyberbullying affecting Australian children.
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This declaration is the Enhancing Online Safety for Children (Tier 2 Social Media Services) Declaration 2015.
This declaration commences on day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
In this declaration:
Act means Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015.
Note: A number of expressions used in this declaration are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) social media service;
(b) tier 2 social media service.
Each of the following social media services is declared to be a tier 2 social media service for the purposes of the Act: (a) Google +, a social media service provided by Google Inc., having an office at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. (b) YouTube, a social media service provided by Google Inc., having an office at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. (c) Facebook, a social media service provided by Facebook Ireland Limited, having an office at 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. (d) Instagram, a social media service provided by Instagram, LLC, having an office at 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This declaration is the Enhancing Online Safety for Children (Tier 2 Social Media Services) Declaration 2015.
This declaration commences on day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
In this declaration:
Act means Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015.
Note: A number of expressions used in this declaration are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) social media service;
(b) tier 2 social media service.
Each of the following social media services is declared to be a tier 2 social media service for the purposes of the Act: (a) Google +, a social media service provided by Google Inc., having an office at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. (b) YouTube, a social media service provided by Google Inc., having an office at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. (c) Facebook, a social media service provided by Facebook Ireland Limited, having an office at 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. (d) Instagram, a social media service provided by Instagram, LLC, having an office at 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.