Protecting Eden: Pornography and Age Verification Down Under
Protecting Eden: Pornography and Age Verification Down Under
Sex on the screen and on the page has often incurred the wrath of Australian censors. Over the years, the opaquely functioning Office of Film and Literature Classification has been guarding Australians like the children of Eden, fearful that their sensibilities might be corrupted. But Australian politicians and various advocacy groups have broadened their interest over the years to focus on the Internet and how best to regulate both posted content and access to it.
Pornography features highly in this effort. In April former opposition leader and shadow minister for government services Bill Shorten remarked to the National Press Club that, “Children have too easy access to pornography in this country online … I think a lot of parents are oblivious.” While not claiming to be a censor, he still insisted that children “shouldn’t be getting their s
Friday, 9 July 2021, 3:42 pm
Sex on the screen and on the page has often incurred the
wrath of Australian censors. Over the years, the opaquely
functioning Office of Film and Literature Classification has
been guarding Australians like the children of Eden, fearful
that their sensibilities might be corrupted. But Australian
politicians and various advocacy groups have broadened their
interest over the years to focus on the Internet and how
best to regulate both posted content and access to
it.
Pornography features highly in this effort. In
April former opposition leader and shadow minister for
government services Bill Shorten remarked
to the National Press Club that, “Children have too easy
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The NSW government will set up a new ministerial advisory council to inform digital identity policy as it looks to drive greater consistency across the state s identity products and services.
Digital and customer service minister Victor Dominello revealed the digital identity ministerial advisory council (DIMAC) following the release of the government’s first identity strategy last month.
The strategy aims to ensure departments and agencies take a “holistic” approach to privacy, security and customer service when implementing “new identity products, processes and technology”.
The 10-member advisory council will provide advice on “strategic and tactical approaches” to digital identity and relevant issues to Dominello in a similar fashion to the AI advisory committee.