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Australia Expands Online Age Verification Requirements
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Australia's online regulator ordered porn websites and platforms to block under-18s starting Monday, March 9, 2026, under sweeping child safety rules. The code mandates robust age verification across pornography sites, search engines, app stores, gaming services and generative AI, and allows fines up to Aus$49.5 million per breach. The measures follow a December 10 ban on under-16s joining social media.
Key Points
- 1Mandates age verification across porn sites, search engines, app stores, gaming and generative AI from March 9, 2026
- 2Aims to prevent under-18s exposure to pornography, high-impact violence, suicide and eating-disorder content online
- 3Requires stronger verification than clickboxes; noncompliance risks fines up to Aus$49.5 million per breach
Scoring Rationale
Strong national regulation with enforceable penalties and broad tech coverage, offset by jurisdictional limitation to Australia.
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