BRIEF: Online safety dispute cracks policy ‘consensus’ - Venture Insights

BRIEF: Online safety dispute cracks policy ‘consensus’

TLDR version: With the dispute between the eSafety Commission and X now before the courts, a policy gap is opening up between Government and Opposition about the global jurisdiction claimed under the Online Safety Act 2021. This development underlines the need for the Commission to deploy its extensive powers circumspectly in order to preserve broad community support.