Tag: online age verification

World-first social media ban for under-16s

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia will move to ban social media for children under the age of 16, with the federal government expected to introduce world-first legislation to Parliament before the end of...

Online age verification pilot gets green light

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A trial of age assurance technology will be conducted in Australia to shield children from online pornography and other adult content in response to the sharp rise in the...

Govt criticised for ‘passing the buck’ on age verification

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Child protection advocates and the federal Opposition have criticised the Albanese government’s decision not to introduce a mandatory age verification regime for online pornography and other adult content. But...

Online age verification: Govt opts for codes over tech mandate

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will not introduce a mandatory age verification regime for online pornography and other adult content, after existing technology options were found to be immature, and will...

Govt mulls digital ID for online age verification

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Digital identity remains a live consideration for Australia’s proposed mandatory age verification regime for online pornography and other adult content, as the Albanese government mulls the release of the roadmap...

Online age verification ‘roadmap’ with government

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A roadmap charting a way forward on Australia’s proposed mandatory age verification regime for online pornography has been delivered to the federal government after almost two years of development...

Govt urged to drop online age verification push

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A number of digital rights organisations have called on the federal government to abandon its plan to require social media firms to verify the age of their users, saying...