Regulator gives industry groups six months to come up with draft code, expected to include rules about age verification
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Australia’s online safety regulator has given porn websites, social media companies, search engines and others in the tech industry six months to come up with rules to prevent children from accessing adult content.
Using powers under the Online Safety Act, the eSafety commissioner will require industry bodies to come up with a new code to prevent children from seeing content rated R18+ and above on their services or devices.
Continue reading…Regulator gives industry groups six months to come up with draft code, expected to include rules about age verificationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s online safety regulator has given porn websites, social media companies, search engines and others in the tech industry six months to come up with rules to prevent children from accessing adult content.Using powers under the Online Safety Act, the eSafety commissioner will require industry bodies to come up with a new code to prevent children from seeing content rated R18+ and above on their services or devices.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…