Australia's ESafety Chief Says She Faced Death Threats After Social Media Ban

Australia’s eSafety Commission chief says she faced death threats after social media ban

Julie Inman Grant says backlash intensified after new rules delaying children’s access to social media until age 16 were announced

Australia's ESafety chief says she faced death threats after social media ban

SYDNEY: Australia’s top online safety regulator has revealed that she received death threats and widespread abuse following the rollout of a controversial social media ban, Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing SBS News on Wednesday.

eSafety Commissioner says she's received death threats over social media ban

The eSafety commissioner has endured significant online threats since implementing the ban, but says they only encourage her to "dig in".

Online safety leader stares down abuse, death threats

As more women take on public leadership and regulatory roles, Australia’s first eSafety commissioner warns they could require security protections similar to elected parliamentarians due to plausible online threats made against them. Julie Inman Grant made history when she was appointed to lead Australia’s eSafety Commission in 2017, a world-first government regulatory body dedicated to keeping citizens safer online. She has driven significant r…

Australia safety chief gets death threats after ban

Julie Inman Grant, head of the country’s eSafety Commission, said the backlash escalated sharply after the new rules were announced. Within a day of public criticism from Elon Musk—who described her as a “censorship commissar”—tens of thousands of posts were directed at her, many of them toxic and some containing credible threats, News.Az reports, citing Turkish media. Speaking at a public forum on gender equality alongside former Prime Minister…

When Elon Musk had a crack at Australia's online safety boss, she received 60,000 abusive messages, including death threats, in 24 hrs

Speaking to former PM Julia Gillard during Women Deliver, Julie Inman Grant said she was doxxed and had deepfakes and death threats