Australia forces porn sites to block under-18s from March 9
The Hindu
Australia mandates porn sites to block under-18s starting March 9, 2026, enhancing child online safety with age verification measures.
Australia’s online regulator warned porn websites they must block under-18s from Monday (March 9, 2026) under sweeping new restrictions to protect children.
Some sites in Australia had already barred non-members on Friday (March 6, 2026) and were refusing new registrations, days before being obliged to use age verification technology to keep out underage users.
The new rules expand Australia’s online child safety measures following its world-leading December 10 ban on children under 16 joining social media platforms.
The crackdown restricts child access to “age-inappropriate content”, including pornography, high-impact violence, suicide and eating disorders.
It covers porn websites, search engines, app stores, gaming providers and generative AI systems, including chatbots.
“Make no mistake, where we see failures or foot-dragging, we will hold companies to account,” eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Friday (March 6, 2026).
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