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 ...

Australia is implementing comprehensive internet age verification and ID check requirements as part of a major overhaul of online safety regulation. By December 27, 2025, major platforms including ...

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' that will lift some of its communication filtering for the age ...

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, ...

Before December search engines such as Google will need to implement several other measures aimed at protecting children ...

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 ...

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

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