Under-16s won't be allowed to have active YouTube accounts or subscribe to YouTube channels when the federal government's ...

“We will not be intimidated by legal threats when this is a genuine fight for the wellbeing of Australian kids.” Children will be able to access YouTube but will not be allowed to have their own ...

Australia has picked a fight with the world’s largest video platform by backtracking on an earlier promise to exclude YouTube in its social media ban for children under 16.

YouTube will be included in Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16, after the government ditched a ...

The Australian government has announced that YouTube will be included in new legislation that bans children under the age of 16 from using social media.

Other social media companies such as Meta's Facebook and Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok had argued an exemption for YouTube would be unfair. "Social media has a social responsibility and there is no ...

The Australian government has included YouTube in its controversial move to ban children from social media due to its “predatory algorithms targeting children,” despite originally saying the platform ...

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YouTube was listed as an exemption in November last year when the Parliament passed world-first laws that will ban Australian children under 16 from social media platforms.

“The Australian government’s move to regulate YouTube is an important step in pushing back against the unchecked power of big tech and protecting kids,” he added in an email. The reversal sets up a ...