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Australia Adds YouTube to Social Media Ban for Children
Australia said on Wednesday it will include Alphabet-owned YouTube in its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the video-sharing platform. Australia's internet watchdog last month urged the government to overturn the proposed exemption for YouTube after its research found 37% of children aged 10 to 15 reported seeing harmful content on the platform,
Australia's House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to the Senate to finalize the world-first law.
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announced on Nov. 7 what he called 'world-leading' legislation that would prevent children under the age of 16 from accessing social media.
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