Australians to Face Age Checks from Search Engines

July 1st, 2025

“Age checks,” means, identity checks.

Via: Information Age:

Australians using search engines while logged in to accounts from the likes of Google and Microsoft will have their age checked by the end of 2025, under a new online safety code co-developed by technology companies and registered by the eSafety Commissioner.

Search engines operating in Australia will need to implement age assurance technologies for logged-in users in “no later than six months”, under new rules published on Monday.

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