“The federal government is looking to bring on board multinational credit card company Mastercard as part of its move toward developing a digital identity and age verification system." canberratimes.com.au/story/7445505/…
“Mastercard announced on Monday it has joined into a new partnership with the Digital Transformation Agency and is seeking accreditation to become a digital identity service provider."
“[Mastercard] was looking to offer ways for the federal government to achieve an online age verification system, after a parliamentary committee last year recommended one be introduced to curb minors accessing online pornography sites.”
In May 2020, we signed a joint letter calling on credit cards to cease processing payments to pornography websites. That letter led to many communications with major credit cards, Mastercard and Visa.
Movement Director @MelTankardReist was part of a global briefing of Mastercard executives in February alongside our US partners. She shared her research on the harms of these industries to women and girls.
Justin Warren from Electronic Frontiers Australia argued government efforts to prevent children's exposure to porn were motivated by "puritanical, neo-Victorian attitudes towards sexual health". EFA has a history of undermining efforts to protect children from porn exposure.
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