Govt criticised for ‘passing the buck’ on age verification


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 digital rights organisations have strongly backed the “sensible” move, which came just hours before a similar laws in Texas was blocked by a federal judge for being unconstitutional and poorly defined.

On Thursday, the federal government released its long-awaited age verification …

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