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    Porn websites begin blocking Australian users as deadline for age verification compliance looms


    Several sites now state they are ‘not currently accepting new account registrations in your region’ when accessed from Australia

    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/06/porn-websites-begin-blocking-australian-users-as-deadline-for-age-verification-compliance-looms

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    1. dylandongle on

      I would rather watch the whole internet disappear forever than surrender my privacy to a government that drinks the terrorist state of israel’s piss.

    2. ZonaDesertRat on

      That’s it folks, no more need for the interwebz. The government killed it. I guess it’s back to watching cat videos on my VHS.

    3. worthless_scum74 on

      Does Target and Kmart still have their paper catalogues? Back to the bra and knickers section.

    4. Dead4eva69 on

      I’m waiting for this stupidity to carry over to the social media apps so it would finally give me the incentive to drop them all for good and get away from the internet.

    6. charmingpea on

      “Guardian Australia has confirmed RedTube, YouPorn, and Tube8 all had notices on their sites when visited from an Australian IP address on Friday stating they are “not currently accepting new account registrations in your region”.”

      Just doing research…. 😀

    7. Taliesin_AU on

      Remember when the government spent millions of dollars blocking all the torrent websites? That turned out well.

    9. Intelligent-Good-670 on

      Great day for VPN companies. Its a shame its easier for them to block a whole region than to deal with our half baked laws. And what about the rest of the unregulated internet? Do you think the likes of 4chan will play ball? What about all the grey zone porn content on X, instagram ect? Poorly conceived, poorly executed. More about collecting user data than the stated goals. I would never give government ID to a private company online, they WILL get hacked or sold off

    11. Frozefoots on

      So no change for me then – and for most tech savvy adults.

      Been using a VPN for years now.

    13. npzman on

      Non-porn sites should do the same. Then millions of people will finally stand up against the under-16s social media ban and the broader online surveillance agenda. That’s what it will take to force the Australian government to get rid of this biometric facial ID collection under the guise of age verification.

      The uniparty legit wants us to dox ourselves online. And they’ll keep getting away with it as long as we let them continue unchecked.

    14. crocicorn on

      Meanwhile I can go on YouTube and watch videos about retro toys and board games, and get fed alcohol and gambling ads.

      Make it make sense.

    15. rose_gold_glitter on

      So they’re not allowing new acounts – but are they allowing just visitors not signed in? That’d be a pretty ridiculous loophole if that’s the case.

    16. egamruf on

      Man, I can only imagine the amount of work that’s going to come out from Canberra over the next few weeks now they’re not being distracted.

    20. powertrippin_ on

      Id like to congratulate VPNs on their increased market share in Australia.

    24. M4K4T4K on

      So are these sites hard blocked, or just closed to new accounts?

      If that’s the case, why would these companies even bother about giving a shit about Australian Law? They’re not based in Australia, so what, worst case The Australian Government issues fines, and the companies just never pay.

      If it is in the case that they will continue to serve Australian users and accept money from them, then I could understand as they could be ordered to be blocked at an ISP level(which could simply be bypassed by changing your DNS to [8.8.8.8](http://8.8.8.8)

      I apologise if this is a dumb question, it just didn’t seem obvious to me whether or not it was a block on Aussie users or new users only.

    25. SuitableFan6634 on

      And, coincidentally, Australian use of TOR and VPNs has increased?

      Although a lot of people started doing that a decade ago when the Libs passed the metadata retention laws, allowing any state agency with an “enforcement power” warrantless access to your Internet history. That includes your local council (21 are on public record as having utilised it) and even the RSPCA.