Pakistan, July 14 -- Australia's online safety regulator has warned that several of the world's largest technology companies still have significant shortcomings in protecting children from online sexual abuse and sexual extortion, despite having access to tools capable of detecting such crimes.

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In its latest transparency report, the eSafety Commission said major technology firms, including Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft and Snap, have not fully implemented available technologies that can identify common coercive language and behavioural patterns used by online predators.

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the regulator had repeatedly shared ...