Australia: Age Verification for Adult Content

0:00In Sydney, it's March 8th. Here's what is happening. Starting this coming Monday, Australians will need to verify their age to access a dough content on pornography sites, social media, and other online. Services like AI chatbots and app stores. This is part of new industry codes enforced by the E-Safety Commissioner to block under 18s from explicit material. These rules follow an earlier tranj last December that targeted search engines and internet providers with family filters. Now the focus shifts to websites and platforms hosting adult content, separate from but similar to the under 16 social media van. Users might face checks like facial scans, credit card details, or behavioral analysis, depending on the service. Companies must balance privacy with effectiveness, minimizing personal data collection while following existing laws. Concerns include VPNs potentially bypassing checks, though geolocation tech could catch them and still require verification. Some sites like RedTube are already blocking Australian users to avoid compliance.

1:03Non-compliant platforms risk fines up to 49.5 million dollars per breach. Critics worry this could drive traffic to unregulated sites, much like what happened in the United Kingdom. The Daily News Now is powered by our sponsor. Some people meditate. I just lay down and press play, S-O-L-L-I-SOLIPILLO.com.