The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, was asked by independent senator Fatima Payman in Senate estimates on Wednesday night whether 4chan, the message board often referred to as the engine room of the internet, would be considered one of the sites required to prevent under-16s when the social media ban comes into effect from 10 December.
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Inman Grant said, “No, it’s really an image board”, when asked whether 4chan would be included in the ban. Officials later clarified that eSafety has not undertaken a formal assessment of 4chan, but said there was a “risk-based approach” taken in assessing which platforms the ban would apply to, focusing on those with a significant presence in Australia, and a significant number of young users and key features that fit the definition in the legislation.