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!

MTR opinion piece in Courier Mail: ‘Ready for sex?’ Horror note found in eight-year-old’s bag

MTR opinion piece in Courier Mail: ‘Ready for sex?’ Horror note found in eight-year-old’s bag

Published by Courier Mail - May 17, 2021 Parents have shared their horror stories as more and more young children’s behaviour is impacted by exposure...

A year ago a Federal inquiry recommended age verification to protect kids from porn. But the Government hasn’t responded - why not?

A year ago a Federal inquiry recommended age verification to protect kids from porn. But the Government hasn’t responded - why not?

Response to Age Verification Inquiry report overdue in face of sex abuse crisis in schools In March 2020, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on...

Submission to Canadian parliamentary Ethics Committee: Protection of Privacy and Reputation on Platforms such as Pornhub

Submission to Canadian parliamentary Ethics Committee: Protection of Privacy and Reputation on Platforms such as Pornhub

Collective Shout welcomed the opportunity to provide a brief to assist Canada's House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in...

UN Submission Children Digital Rights

UN Submission: Children's rights in the digital environment

Update: UN adopts General Comment on children's online rights (February 11, 2021) The United Nations now recognises that children’s rights extend to the online realm....

Classifications system failing us and kids unsafe online: Collective Shout calls for urgent action in recent submissions

Classifications system failing us and kids unsafe online: Collective Shout calls for urgent action in recent submissions

Over the past few months, we’ve been busy preparing submissions into various Government inquiries. Just this month, two of our submissions have been made public-...

Submission on Online Safety Legislation Reform

Submission on Online Safety Legislation Reform

Collective Shout welcomes the opportunity to contribute to Online Safety legislative reform. We support intentions to consolidate and harmonise current laws and to ensure streamlining...

Collective Shout gives evidence to Age Verification for Online Porn inquiry

Collective Shout gives evidence to Age Verification for Online Porn inquiry

MTR + Melinda Liszewski address Social Policy + Legal Affairs Committee

Submission to Inquiry into Age Verification for Online Wagering and Online Pornography

Submission to Inquiry into Age Verification for Online Wagering and Online Pornography

Recommendation 1: In light of data verifying the real-life harms of childhood exposure to pornography the Commonwealth government should recognise the potential benefits of an...


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