Diffusion Science radio: Censored searches - part 1

Censored searches - part 1


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Listen to John Pane from Electronic Frontiers Australia talk about the executive order from Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, requiring photo ID age verification for using an uncensored search engine in Australia by December 2025
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

portrait photo of John Pane, Chair of Electronic Frontiers Australia
John pane, Chair of Electronic Frontiers Australia

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July 21, 2025
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