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Australia's phase 2 industry codes build on phase 1 which was blocking csam and terrorist stuff and are into the child protection phase with age assurance and content restrictions.

There are draft documents across a range of services including search, social media and internet carriage.

The most relevant ones for Android are:

- app distribution services https://onlinesafety.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CLEAN...

- manufacture supply of devices (including operating systems) https://onlinesafety.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CLEAN...

The future is looking bleak for open computing and open hardware. They have gone from being a place of education, freedom and empowerment to a loophole in regulation.