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.
