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Age verification is coming to search engines in Australia
The new rules take effect at the end of 2025.
Starting at the end of 2025, Australians will have to verify their ages when surfing the web while logged into their Google or Microsoft accounts and using each company’s respective search engines. The purpose of the legislation is to prevent children from running into pornographic content and “high-impact violence material” via search engines. Digital privacy experts and free speech advocates agree that children should not have access to materials intended for people of legal age.
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