Australia’s search engines are about to have age restrictions similar to the ones in effect for Porn Hub in the UK. Starting at the end of 2025, Australians will have to verify their ages when surfing ...

Just as Australians are adjusting to the idea of having their ages checked for social media, age assurance rules are being applied to search engines and many other corners of the internet.

Australians will be required to verify their age when logged into Google or other search engines before the end of the year, ...

The popular gaming platform is adding 'Trust Connections' for the age group that will lift some of its communication ...

search engines and news sites are exempt from the law. It’s already illegal to show children pornography under federal law, however it’s rarely enforced. But various measures already exist to verify a ...

A primary goal is to protect kids from accessing pornography and harmful content online, such as sites that promote suicide, ...

In response to the challenges raised by age verification mandates and the Supreme Court’s recent decision to allow age ...

Australians logged into their search engine accounts on Google and Microsoft will have their age checked by the end of 2025 based on an online safety regulation, which the eSafety Commissioner ...

Australians will need to verify their age when using major search engines like Google and Microsoft while logged into their ...

However, internet service providers, search engines and news sites are exempt from the law. How do sites verify ages?

The Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children under 18 from seeing online pornography by verifying people’s ages online. Many states have passed similar age verification ...