New world-first standards set new rules for how tech giants must tackle worst-of-the-worst online content (eSafety Commissioner, Australia)

The eSafety Commissioner created the two standards, which were registered with the Australian Parliament in June. On November 18, they reached the end of their Parliamentary Disallowance period, and on December 22, they will go into effect. File and photo storage services, such as Apple iCloud, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive, as well as chat and messaging services, must adhere to the Relevant Electronic Services (RES) and Designated Internet Services (DIS) requirements to avoid their products being abused to store and disseminate this dangerous content. Additionally, in a first for another universe, they will also discuss so-called “nudify applications,” which employ generative AI to produce pornographic or “nudify” photographs without any effective safeguards against the production of content like child abuse and exploitation.

https://www.esafety.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases/new-world-first-standards-set-new-rules-for-how-tech-giants-must-tackle-worst-of-the-worst-online-content