Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
5
Technology
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
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Pornhub has returned to Australia, eight months after it went dark due to age verification laws, but only adults with Apple devices will be able to access the site.
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adults → return → site
On Wednesday, parent company Aylo said it was restoring access for "eligible adult users in Australia" who have "confirmed their age through Apple's Australian age-verification process".
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who → say → process
The world's biggest porn site left the Australian market in March, saying new laws requiring users to prove they were over 18 would not protect children and "instead creates harms relating to data privacy" and exposure to content on non-compliant platforms.
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they → leave → platforms
Apple recently introduced new age checks in Australia, following a rollout in the UK.
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Apple → introduce → UK
In March, Australia introduced stricter laws requiring users to prove they were over 18 in order to access adult content such as porn, R-rated video games and sexually explicit AI chatbots.
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they → introduce → porn
The country's online safety regulator said the changes would protect children from harmful content and platforms would be fined for breaches.
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platforms → say → breaches
Critics said there would be issues with data privacy and users finding ways to trick age-verification technologies such as facial recognition, digital IDs and credit card details.
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users → say → recognition
Aylo said it was returning to Australia as Apple has "set a benchmark" by setting default child safety features on all devices unless owners confirmed they are adults.
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they → say → devices
This, in effect, makes "every phone or tablet kid-safe as a starting point," it said.
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it → make → point
"For years, Aylo has advocated for device-based age verification as the most effective and privacy-protecting approach to help prevent minors from accessing age-inappropriate content online," said Aylo's vice-president of brand and community Alex Kekesi.
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vice → advocate → brand
Australians with Apple devices that have been "age-verified" will be "served a standard adult users experience", she said.
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she → verify → experience
Kekesi added that having devices with child safety features as a default meant adults don't have to "surrender unnecessary personal information to multiple apps and websites".
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adults → add → apps
It also limits the usefulness of virtual private networks (VPNs) to circumvent age-verification technologies, she said.
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she → limit → technologies
VPNs are commonly used to trick a site into thinking a user is logging on from another country, giving the user access to the site.
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user → use → site
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