Australia Slams Big Tech for Failing to Protect Kids Online; India Faces Similar Crisis

• Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant accused major tech companies (Meta, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Snap Inc) of failing to curb child sexual exploitation and abuse.
• The report highlights critical failings, including poor detection of live abuse during video calls and inadequate efforts to identify exploitative content.
• Inman Grant criticized firms for lacking adequate language analysis tools to detect sexual extortion or grooming attempts targeting Australian children.
• Australia recently passed a world-first law banning social media for children under 16 to protect minors from exploitation and mental health risks.
• Experts warn India faces similar escalating problems with children's social media use, leading to psychological fallout, addiction, and warped perception of reality.