Australia’s pornography age-verification: a victory for advocates or a gateway to ‘darker corners of the internet’
As users turn to VPNs to access pornography, experts warn collection of information creates a ‘honeytrap’ for bad actors Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen porn sites began blocking Australians from access, it also meant X began age-checking users before they could...
<p>As users turn to VPNs to access pornography, experts warn collection of information creates a ‘honeytrap’ for bad actors </p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>When porn sites <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/06/porn-websites-begin-blocking-australian-users-as-deadline-for-age-verification-compliance-looms">began blocking Australians from access</a>, it also meant X began age-checking users before they could look at adult content on the social media site.</p><p>But it asked some users to send a video selfie every time they wanted to look at a single picture or video.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/14/australia-porn-age-verification-user-experience-vpn-dark-web-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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