This is fantastic news. The government will implement the eSafety Commissioner's original roadmap to age verification of adult pornography, which involved a trial of age assurance technology.

AUSTRALIA “The measures include: legislation to ban deepfake pornography; $6.5m of additional funding for the eSafety commissioner to pilot age verification to protect children from pornography and other age-restricted online services” theguardian.com/australia-news…

Proposed bill:
A social media platform shall take reasonable steps beyond merely requiring attestation, taking into account existing age verification technologies, to verify the age of individuals who are account holders on the platform.

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The justices rejected an emergency appeal filed by the Free Speech Coalition , a trade association for the adult entertainment industry. The provision of HB 1181, signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott remains in effect even as the association’s full appeal is weighed by the Supreme Court.

Iain Corby Executive Director of the Age Verification Providers Association Iain Corby Executive Director of the Age Verification Providers Association, testified in support of #AB3080 in the Assembly Judiciary Hearing for its 2nd hearing.

Corby states: ' it's perfectly

Joseph Kohm, Attorney, and Director of Public Policy at Family Policy Alliance testified in support of #AB3080 in the Assembly Judiciary Hearing for its 2nd hearing.

Kohm states: 'We know now that pornography does harm children. Over 88 percent of pornographic videos depict

Today #AB3080 Age Verification for Online Pornography passed the Asm. Judiciary Committee 11-0. 🎉

AYEs: 11 Kalra, Dixon, Bauer-Kahan, Bryan, Connolly, Haney, Maienschein, McKinnor, Pacheco, Sanchez, Reyes
NOEs: 0
NVR: 1 (Essayli)

Testifying in Support: Joseph Kohm, Attorney,

Instead of a complete ban, the State should implement robust content moderation policies focused on identifying and restricting access to harmful content, particularly for minors. Whereas TikTok’s policy does not allow users under the age of 13, the platform does not contain age

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached a settlement with the operator of Chaturbate, one of the most visited pornographic websites on the internet, to ensure the company complies with state age verification laws.
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Cigarette smokers in the Netherlands will now have the option to buy tobacco products with age verification technology. Biometric Update
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Children as young as three ‘tricked into producing online sexual images’ The Telegraph
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US FDA will ban flavored e-cigarettes at convenience stores
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Vapes being sold on TikTok Shop 'to under 18s' disguised as stationery
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AUSTRALIA They say Communications Minister Michelle Rowland can no longer allow the industry to write its own rules; she must force it to show how it plans to protect Australian children from harm.
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Alaska House seeks to ban social media for kids, limit access to internet pornography
A vote on the proposal could take place as soon as Friday, and if it succeeds, the idea would go to the state Senate

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Another bill on the way to the governor’s desk, called the “Protect Tennessee Minors Act,” would require age verification, like a photo ID, for anyone accessing porn websites

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Bill Requiring Age Verification for Online Pornography Gains Traction In Assembly
AB 3080 passed an Assembly Committee 10-0 earlier this month

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We are scoping that right now. We actually never ruled out a pilot, but we also have in place a system under the Online Safety Act where the eSafety Commissioner has the power to ensure that codes are developed by industry.

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