YouTube has joined the list of apps that will be age-restricted in Australia starting late this year. Previously, social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, X, Snapchat, and Reddit were ...

The Australian government announced that YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16 years old from December, reversing a position taken months ...

The global conversation about how social media affects the mental health of children and teens is intensifying, yet Australia has taken a leading initiative by pushing stricter regulations. By adding ...

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. The Labor government said ...

Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commissioner on September 25, 2023 Editor at Large In the early 1970s, Julie Inman Grant’s mother, Glenda, worked for the City of Seattle. One of her colleagues ...

YouTube is taking steps to comply with Australia’s upcoming under-16s social media ban, even after rejecting its inclusion in the crackdown and speculation that the company was considering a court ...

SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) - Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the ...

YouTube says Australia's "rushed" new laws to block teens from its platform will mean children will be less safe as its "robust parental controls" will be stripped away. Parents will "lose their ...

Google’s YouTube said it would obey Australia’s world-leading ban on social media accounts for children under 16, a capitulation which means all the most popular platforms with young users have agreed ...

From December 10, Australia will require a raft of major social media platforms and websites, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, to remove underage accounts or face a hefty fine. There ...

YouTube will be included in Australia’s social media ban for children under 16 years of age, an about-face by officials after the Google-owned video site had initially been left out of the legislation ...