Government Extends Inquiry Into Social Media & Online Safety

Government Extends Inquiry Into Social Media & Online Safety

The House of Representatives has resolved to extend the reporting date for the Select Committee on Social Media and Online Safety.

Accordingly, the Committee has reopened submissions and is calling for interested parties to provide evidence by Tuesday, 8 March 2022.

The Committee is particularly interested in hearing from young people (aged 13-18) or their representatives on their experiences with social media and online safety, and their perspectives on how online harms might be addressed.

Committee chair Lucy Wicks MP (main photo) expressed her thanks to all witnesses who have so far provided submissions and appeared at public hearings, stating that the powerful accounts of online abuse have highlighted to the Committee the importance of its work.

The Committee has so far conducted nine hearings with over fifty witnesses, and received over seventy submissions from individuals, organisations and government bodies. Further hearings are being considered for coming weeks.

The Committee is now required to provide its final report to the Parliament on 15 March 2022. Further information about the Committee can be located on its website.




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