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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Taylor

Age verification for adult websites may involve Australian government digital ID

A teenage male looks at the screen of a mobile phone in the dark
Australia’s communications minister says age verification for adult websites may incorporate the rollout of government ID. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Age verification for adult websites may incorporate the rollout of government ID, the communications minister, Michelle Rowland, has said.

In March, the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, delivered a long-awaited report outlining a potential roadmap for verifying that Australian users visiting websites hosting pornography and other adult content are over 18 years old. The roadmap has yet to be released.

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