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In AI age crackdown.

Australia says it may go after app stores, search engines

Australia's internet regulator said it may push search engines and app stores to block artificial intelligence services that fail to ⁠verify user ages ⁠after a Reuters review found more than half had not made public any steps to comply by a deadline next week. The warning reflects ...

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