Australians will have to verify their age to watch pornography from Monday. Here’s what you need to know
The eSafety commissioner’s office has said the age-assurance trial report found geolocation technology and other signals could be used to detect if users are trying to use a VPN. The report itself suggests VPN users should not be blocked, but checked with age verification. That could mean that, if implemented, anyone using a VPN anywhere in the world to access the sites would have to verify their age, despite not being in Australia.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/13/australians-will-verify-age-photo-id-facial-recognition-to-watch-pornography-from-decemberOpen linkView original on aussie.zone
