The advice from the AG, Judith Collins, on the new Age Verification Bill gives it a big thumbs up and includes a scenario where it would be OK to restrict access to adult websites, even though the bill is targeted at social media, and none of the debate has mentioned adult websites.
Get ready to upload your ID to sketchy adult websites?
Potentially, c makes SMS and direct messaging exempt, as they may get around the “post messages to the platform” part.