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![DavidShoebridge Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::55117013.png) David Shoebridge [@DavidShoebridge](/creator/twitter/DavidShoebridge) on x 43K followers
Created: 2025-07-16 23:12:15 UTC

🚨 Australia quietly rolls out mandatory age checks for search engines by end of 2025. Major platforms like Google and Microsoft will need to verify ages for logged-in users. Another layer of digital surveillance dressed up as child protection?


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