Helping Australians have safer, more positive experiences online.
Basic Online Safety Expectations | eSafety Commissioner
The Expectations are a key element of the Online Safety Act that help to protect Australians from online harm.
Community Safety - Platform | The Australian Greens
Labor and the Liberals' approach to crime clearly isn't working. Despite Victoria having more police than any other state, people don't feel any safer. We need a different approach.
Jobs @ eQualitie - eQualitie
We’re always on the lookout for passionate, talented individuals who believe in protecting human rights, privacy, and freedom of expression online. Our team is global, diverse, working together to make a meaningful impact in the digital space. No Open Positions? No Problem! If our values and work inspire you and you think you’d be a […]
Community services | The Australian Greens
Suite 1.05, Level 1, 50 Queen Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 (03) 9912 2992 | office@vic.greens.org.au Portal
‘Now we don’t have a safe place’: sex workers’ social media site Switter shuts down amid legal fears
Platform says government changes to online safety and defamation laws in Australia, UK and US made it ‘impossible’ to comply
Mental Health - Platform | The Australian Greens
If you’ve ever struggled to access mental health care, you’re not alone.
Reading the Digital Safety Act with My Mastodon Admin Hat On
Back in 2024, I published a reading of the Online Harms Act from my perspective as an admin of a Mastodon instance. The Online Harms Act was a proposed Canadian bill meant to regulate social media to prevent harmful content, particularly hate speech and child abuse materials. While the Online Harms Act ultimately did not come to pass (due the proroguing of Parliament later that year), the Carney Liberal government is bringing much of it back with a new Digital Safety Act. In this post, I am also giving the new Act a look from the perspective of a Mastodon admin.
Greens propose NYC-style Office of Community Safety & Crime Prevention - a whole-of-government approach to prevent crime and 24/7 crisis outreach | The Australian Greens
The Victorian Greens have announced plans to establish a New York City-inspired Office of Community Safety & Crime Prevention, after Mamdani’s policies helped New York record its safest summer on record.
Free University & TAFE | The Australian Greens
Universities and TAFEs should be free, fair, and accessible, and employ staff in secure, well paid jobs.
An Open Letter to the UK Government: Reconsider the Online Safety Act
To the Prime Minister, Members of Parliament, and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology,
More Funding For Our Emergency Services
“Every dollar of the Fund is invested back into the emergency services that help keep Victorians safe.”
CivilServant: Citizen Science for Online Communities - Citizens and Technology Lab
Moderators of online communities, often volunteers, work hard to protect their communities from harassment, misinformation, trolls, and other online harms. But which policies and procedures actually work?
Funding Challenges and the Future of Our Work
Over the past two years Independent Federated Trust and Safety (IFTAS) has provided crucial support to independent, decentralised social media moderators, administrators, and community managers. Ou…
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