This is changing in Australia somewhat, as the country has enacted age verification laws for under-16s iirc for logged-in users: https://www.abc.net.au/news/20

This is changing in Australia somewhat, as the country has enacted age verification laws for under-16s iirc for logged-in users: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-11/age-verification-search-engines/105516256 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-11/age-verification-sear... | https://archive.is/4vbKX https://archive.is/4vbKX Similar age verification standards are being proposed in the EU: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/five-eu-states-test-age-verification-app-protect-children-2025-07-14/ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulat... | https://archive.is/LjfI2 https://archive.is/LjfI2 UK folks apparently are using VPNs to circumvent age checks: https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/people-in-the-uk-now-have-to-take-an-age-verification-selfie-to-watch-porn-online-164418948.html https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/people-in-the-uk-now-... | https://archive.is/WVNwM https://archive.is/WVNwM Social media sites and app stores are bristling at being legally induced to create age check mechanisms by local governments: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-25/meta-clashes-with-apple-google-over-child-age-check-legislation https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-25/meta-clas... | https://archive.is/7vqL6 https://archive.is/7vqL6