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Australia to force porn websites to check users’ ages under new internet rules
Adult websites will need to check ID, scan faces, use AI or other age check measures to restrict access to only adults, under new industry codes registered by the eSafety Commissioner.
Australia will require pornography websites to check all users’ ages and restrict access to only proven adults under a set of new internet rules registered by the eSafety commissioner. On Tuesday, eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant officially registered six regulations for various internet industries, including websites, social media platforms and app stores, which are set to come into effect six months from now. Inman Grant said the codes were developed with industry to deliver “stronger protections and safer online spaces for children”.
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