In this photo illustration a person holds a phone in New York City on June 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Australian senators have backed a motion for a committee to investigate age verification technologies to be used in search engines as part of a broader effort to limit children from seeing disturbing content online.
The Internet Search Engine Services Online Safety Code (pdf), developed by the eSafety commissioner, will require search engines to check the age of every Australian internet user.
