Age Verification

Age Verification Campaign

Children are being exposed to pornography at alarming rates. Children's exposure to pornography has been deemed a public health crisis. Collective Shout has been campaigning for the Australian government to implement age verification for years. We will not stop!

Global Allies Urge Fed Gov to Trial Pilot Program to Help Protect Kids From Porn

Global Allies Urge Fed Gov to Trial Pilot Program to Help Protect Kids From Porn

Australian children cannot wait years for protection “There is imminent danger facing Australian children who lack sufficient protection from exposure to pornography, including increased risks...

Women’s safety and child protection experts call for age verification pilot

Open Letter: Women’s safety and child protection experts call for age verification pilot

The Hon Michelle Rowland MP Minister for Communications PO Box 6022 House of Representatives Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600   Re Pilot program for age...

"A political not a technical decision". Age Verification Providers on Fed Gov Refusal to Adopt System to Help Protect Kids From Porn

On Thursday August 31st the Australian Government responded to the eSafety Roadmap for Age Verification. In its response the Government called age verification technology "immature". ...

Alannah & Madeline statement - Keeping pornography away from children: where to from here?

Alannah & Madeline statement - Keeping pornography away from children: where to from here?

Collective Shout stands with the Alannah & Madeline Foundation calling for more protections for children from online pornography. 

eSafety consults with criminal porn giant re child safety

Why was criminal enterprise P*rnhub consulted on kids safety online?

eSafety has come under fire from advocates and survivors after it published its Roadmap for Age Verification on Thursday which reveals it met with Pornhub's...

Anti-sexploitation org condemns Australian government on age verification decision

Anti-sexploitation org condemns Australian government on age verification decision

"Age verification technology works" Anti-sexploitation org, CEASE UK, has spoken out on the Australian Government's decision to dismiss age verification to prevent children accessing hardcore...

Children's Commissioner speaks out on age verification

Australia's National Children's Commissioner speaks out on age verification

Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner, Anne Hollonds, has spoken out on the government's decision to dismiss age verification for porn sites.  "If child wellbeing was a...

Porn profits before child protection: Government dismisses age-verification

Porn profits before child protection: Government dismisses age-verification

Media Release  Porn profits before child protection: Government dismisses age verification  Collective Shout has condemned the Federal Government for refusing to adopt an age verification...

Media Release: Youth sexual assault crisis on the rise - Federal Government must release eSafety’s report on porn and age verification to protect children

Media Release: Youth sexual assault crisis on the rise - Federal Government must release eSafety’s report on porn and age verification to protect children

eSafety delivered its report on a roadmap for age verification to protect children from online wagering and pornography to the Federal Government in March. But...

Big tech Codes fall short on child protection

Protect children from porn and predators: Our urgent message to Big Tech

Draft Codes leave major loopholes for child sexual exploitation


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