‘Creeping Authoritarianism’: Motion Against Search Engine Age Checks Passes Senate

Senate Pushes Back on Digital ID Rules, Backs Babet’s Motion Against Online Surveillance · Caldron Pool

The Senate has passed an urgency motion introduced by Senator Ralph Babet on Tuesday, challenging the Albanese Government’s new online safety rules for internet search engines. The motion calls for amendments to the Internet Search Engine Services Online Safety Code, specifically targeting age assurance requirements that critics argue pose serious privacy risks. Senator Babet argued the current code represents an unnecessary layer of digital sur…

'Creeping Authoritarianism': Motion Against Search Engine Age Checks Passes Australian Senate

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‘Creeping Authoritarianism’: Motion Against Search Engine Age Checks Passes Senate

An urgent motion to prevent search engine users from being subject to age verification has passed Australia’s Senate with sweeping support from across the political spectrum. Put forth by United Australia Party Senator Ralph Babet, the motion was supported by the right-wing One Nation party, the centre-right Coalition, and the far-left Greens. Senators David Pocock, Lidia Thorpe, and Fatima Payman—who tend towards the left-wing spectrum—also bac…

'Creeping Authoritarianism': Motion Against Search Engine Age Checks Passes Australian Senate - Nemos News Network

Authored by Crystal-Rose Jones via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An urgent motion to prevent search engine users from being subject to age verification has passed Australia’s Senate with sweeping support from across the political spectrum. A teen holds a smartphone and prepares to do a search on Google, where trending search terms are showing, in Sarasota, Fla., on Aug. 18, 2023. Nanette Holt/The Epoch Times Put forth by United Australia Par…

Australian National Review - ‘Creeping Authoritarianism’: Motion Against Search Engine Age Checks Passes Senate

A person prepares to search the internet using the Google search engine. PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images An urgent motion to prevent search engine users from being subject to age verification has passed Australia’s Senate with sweeping support from across the political spectrum. Put forth by United Australia Party Senator Ralph Babet, the motion was supported by the right-wing One Nation party, the centre-right Coalition, and the far-left Gree…