Julie Inman Grant
AustraliaregulatorFemale7.9Global Dominance: 0.01%Julie Inman Grant is the Australian eSafety Commissioner who has been involved in efforts to combat the misuse of technology, including the creation and distribution of deepfake pornography. Her office has worked to support victims like Hannah Grundy, highlighting the challenges in enforcing regulations against emerging tech-related abuses.
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eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant reported a significant increase in illegal content involving child abuse material.
NSW Police says child sexual abuse has become an epidemicAustralia· 2026-08-02
Julie Inman-Grant led Australia's world-first ban on social media for under-16s.
Australia takes Telegram to court over alleged failure to remove 'pro-terror' material
United Kingdom· 2026-07-30eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the civil proceedings followed a year-long investigation into whether Telegram met its obligations under the Online Safety Act.
eSafety Commissioner sues messaging app over failure to remove terrorist and extremist contentAustralia· 2026-07-30
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said a significant number of cases involved AI-generated deepfake child sexual exploitation material originating from school settings.
Schools warned not to post student photos onlineAustralia· 2026-07-27
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said in releasing the report.
eSafety report calls for better detection and reporting tools on major social media appsAustralia· 2026-07-13Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, recently described the laws as a blunt-force approach and said the legislation had been developed quickly.
Human rights commissioner warns Labor against rushing changesAustralia· 2026-07-01
The legislation follows repeated warnings from eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant that her office lacked sufficient powers to effectively enforce the ban.
Government unveils tougher powers for eSafety Commissioner to hold tech giants accountableAustralia· 2026-06-29
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, appears to agree that the ban is ineffective.
Six months into the supposed social media ban, most kids haven’t noticed a thingAustralia· 2026-06-27
Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said she had not been 'really keen' on the world-first social media ban.
Tech giants Facebook, TikTok and others to face $99 million fines as Labor doubles down with proposed new powersAustralia· 2026-06-27
Julie Inman Grant is the eSafety commissioner whose termination is being proposed by the NSW Young Nationals.
Inside frenzy to find ‘Pauline whisperers’ to cosy up to partyAustralia· 2026-06-26
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, recently described the laws as a 'very blunt force approach'.
Anthony Albanese plans to go harder on teen social media banAustralia· 2026-06-25Julie Inman Grant is the eSafety Commissioner of Australia, known for her efforts in online safety and regulation.
Inside the life and career of Australia’s eSafety CommissionerAustralia· 2026-06-02
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Friday that society had long agreed that age barriers were needed to protect children from harm.
Australia forces porn sites to use age verification
Nigeria· 2026-03-06eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said she would 'take enforcement action where there is systemic non-compliance'.
Pornhub owner Aylo restricts access to Australian usersAustralia· 2026-03-06
Julie Inman Grant, the eSafety Commissioner, emphasized the need for robust age assurance methods to protect children online.
Adults required to prove age to watch porn, video games in major crackdownAustralia· 2026-03-05Julie Inman Grant announced an evaluation of the social media ban.
Three months into Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s, has it been a success? | Social media banUnited Kingdom· 2026-03-04
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant stated that connected cars were being used by domestic violence perpetrators to track their travel.
Privacy Commissioner investigates carmakers over data collection concernsAustralia· 2026-02-10
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said last year that Roblox could not be included in the ban as its primary purpose was gaming, not social media.
Communications Minister Anika Wells seeks urgent meeting with online platform over predator claimsAustralia· 2026-02-09
ESafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant confirmed all 10 age-restricted platforms were in compliance with the legislation on January 16.
Massive loophole means under-16s can still use Snapchat while the platform is still compliantAustralia· 2026-01-27
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said that social media companies have come to the new regime kicking and screaming.
Firms have come 'kicking and screaming', regulator saysUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-23
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has been summoned to testify before US Congress.
The PM has defended and praised Julie Inman Grant’s work on the social media banAustralia· 2026-01-16
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant reported on the number of Australians affected by the social media ban.
Australia social media ban removes 4.7 million teen accounts under new law
United States· 2026-01-16
Julie Inman Grant is the eSafety Commissioner who is being pursued to testify before the US Congress regarding her regulatory role.
PM defends eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant amid US Congress demandsAustralia· 2026-01-16Julie Inman Grant has been threatened with contempt of US Congress for her actions regarding X.
It’s time Anthony Albanese got off X. Elon Musk’s social media platform formerly known as Twitter is repulsiveAustralia· 2026-01-12
Inman Grant has said she replied in writing and pointed out the agency abandoned global takedown orders.
US bans European ‘ideologues’ accused of censorshipAustralia· 2025-12-25
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant recently told the ABC 'teething problems' were expected.
Aussie teens say Snapchat and TikTok under-16 ban not effective
New Zealand· 2025-12-17
Julie Inman Grant is referenced as the president of the Australian Digital Safety Agency facing criticism from U.S. officials.
Social vietati ai minori: la stretta dell’Australia e le proposte Ue. Ma l’Italia non si muove per paura di Trump
Italy· 2025-12-15
Julie Inman Grant, the independent internet safety commissioner, and a group of researchers will conduct a two-year evaluation of the ban's impact on children.
Австралия запретила соцсети детям до 16 лет: что покажут исследования
Kazakhstan· 2025-12-14
Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s esafety commissioner, argued that there is no 'fair fight' between children and social media algorithms.
Australia’s social media ban has given us a way to fight big tech – and get my son back on his skateboard | Sisonke MsimangUnited Kingdom· 2025-12-13
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant is tasked with enforcing the social media ban despite her own children's opposition.
Inside Australia’s world-first teen social media banAustralia· 2025-12-12
