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Apple's age-verification feature welcomed by Pornhub owners

Summary

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Pornhub has returned to Australia after Apple introduced a new age-verification process targeted at eliminating minors' exposure to explicit content.

How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline.

  • ABC News Apple's age-verification feature welcomed by Pornhub owners
  • The West Australian Aylo confirms Pornhub access will be restored for Australian users on age verified Apple devices
  • BBC News (Australia) Pornhub returns to Australia but only for adults with Apple devices
  • The Age Pornhub returns for Australians, but only if Apple says you’re over 18

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Headline check

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Australian iOS users will be required to confirm they are 18-years or older in order to access adult content.
Australian iOS users will be required to confirm they are 18-years or older in order to access adult content.

A summary of ABC News’s report. The score is for the full 461-word report.

How calmly each outlet wrote it

The West Australian, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, WAtoday and Brisbane Times also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentMood
ABC Newsas they published this story 92.1 8 56 0.2 56.6
BBC News (Australia) 92 9 64 0.3 49.7

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