Australia requires age verification for adult online content
→Platform compliance teams must verify ages before serving adult content
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Australia requires platforms to verify users are over 18 before serving adult content using biometric checks or payment records, with breaches liable to million-dollar fines.
Why it matters
Australia's eSafety Commissioner binds search-engine operators to block under-18 access to adult content. The rule covers porn sites, R-rated video games and sexually explicit AI chatbots.
Implications
- — Platform compliance teams must implement verifiable age checks immediately or face million-dollar fines.
- — App-store operators must block non-compliant adult apps from Australian storefronts immediately or face fines.
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