Overview
- This week in Sydney the Royal Commission has taken evidence from Meta and TikTok about how their content rules and enforcement practices affect the spread of antisemitic material.
- Meta told the inquiry it moved in January 2025 toward largely reactive enforcement to curb mistaken takedowns, but commission data showed Facebook actions on hateful content fell about 79 percent after the change.
- TikTok said its automated systems removed roughly 98 percent of harmful content in Australia in Q1 2026 before users could see it, yet it admitted a human reviewer reinstated an AI‑flagged antisemitic video before it was later removed.
- Independent groups and platform reports presented mixed measures of success, with Cyberwell saying TikTok removed 88.8 percent of content it flagged after reports while the average removal rate across monitored platforms was 52.4 percent.
- The commission is collecting documents and witness testimony to assess moderation gaps exposed after the Bondi attack that killed 15 people, and it will make recommendations on platform duties and possible regulation in a final report later this year.