Australia's e-Safety Commission demands info from major social media platforms on combating terrorism content, particularly focusing on live-streaming, algorithms, and recruitment by extremist groups.

Australia's e-Safety Commission has sent legal demand letters to major social media platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Telegram, and Reddit, demanding information on their efforts to combat terrorism content. The regulator is concerned that platforms are not adequately addressing the use of live-streaming features, algorithms, and recommendation systems for the recruitment and radicalization of users by extremist groups. Telegram has been identified as the most-used platform by violent extremist groups for radicalization and recruitment purposes.