Documents relating to potential age assurance requirements on Steam and Github
Dear eSafety Commissioner,
I request any documents, including communications, relating to the potential designation of steam and github as age-restricted social media services. At a minimum, this should include communications between eSafety and the aforementioned services concerning the self-assessment tool.
Yours faithfully,
Wade.
OFFICIAL
Dear Applicant
I am writing to acknowledge your request under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) received on 3 November 2025.
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information of public servants on relevance grounds pursuant to section 22
of the FOI Act. We will also proceed on the basis that you do not require
duplicates or drafts of material in scope.
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OFFICIAL
Dear Applicant
I refer to your freedom of information request to eSafety (attached).
As you may know, in the time since your request eSafety has publicly
confirmed that it does not presently consider Steam or GitHub to be
age-restricted social media platforms for the purposes of the Online
Safety Act 2021 (Cth). This confirmation can be found on eSafety’s website
here: [1]Which social media platforms are age-restricted? | eSafety
Commissioner
In light of this, we invite you to consider whether you would still like
to pursue your request, or would be comfortable to withdraw it.
We ask that you please respond to this email confirming whether you would
like to withdraw your request by the end of this Friday (21 November).
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We look forward to receiving your reply.
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We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and
to Elders past, present and emerging.
Dear FOI Coordinator,
Thanks for reaching out.
I appreciate that eSafety has clarified its current stance on Steam and Github. However, I would like to proceed with the original FOI request anyway.
I do not require duplicates or drafts of material in scope. You can redact the names and personal information of public servants.
Yours sincerely,
Wade
OFFICIAL
Dear Applicant
Please find attached correspondence regarding your freedom of information
request to eSafety.
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
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eSafety acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout
Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community.
We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and
to Elders past, present and emerging.