Australia Expands Online Age Verification Requirements
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.
Scoring Rationale
Strong national regulation with enforceable penalties and broad tech coverage, offset by jurisdictional limitation to Australia.
Practice interview problems based on real data
1,500+ SQL & Python problems across 15 industry datasets — the exact type of data you work with.
Try 250 free problemsStep-by-step roadmaps from zero to job-ready — curated courses, salary data, and the exact learning order that gets you hired.
Sources
- Read OriginalAustralia forces porn sites to block under-18s from March 9thehindu.com
