Overview
- Public hearings resumed on Monday with survivors and community leaders testifying about rapid spread of AI‑manipulated images and a surge of online abuse after the December 14, 2025 Bondi Beach attack.
- Bondi survivor Arsen Ostrovsky told the commission that deepfakes of his injuries circulated 'like wildfire' while he was being prepped for surgery and that many altered images remain online despite complaints.
- Counsel assisting said some firms, including Google, Meta, LinkedIn and TikTok, cooperated with requests while X Corp, Telegram and Gab either did not respond or were openly hostile to the inquiry.
- Steven Lowy told the commission his family faced thousands of threats, with about 1,500 posts flagged in a four‑week period and roughly 40 people referred to police for online abuse.
- The commission has received more than 20,000 submissions and will examine media coverage, platform moderation, policing and cross‑border enforcement options before delivering a final report by December 14, 2026.