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fnordfnordfnordyesterday at 12:22 AM1 replyview on HN

I'm just catching up on the subject myself but, here's a news article:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-11/age-verification-sear...

It appears that the Australian and UK versions don't go as far as what seems to have been proposed in the US.


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defrostyesterday at 12:31 AM

Australia's put the onus on vendors; you can't supply cigarettes to minors, you can't supply alcohol to minors, you can't social platform minors.

It's useful to get a feel on the policies and differences being rolled out before going over the skies and extrapolating from misconceptions.