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Include YouTube in under-16 social-media ban, Australian watchdog says

By James Panichi ( June 24, 2025, 05:08 GMT | Insight) -- YouTube’s promised exemption from Australia’s groundbreaking under-16 social-media ban shouldn’t be allowed to stand and could spark challenges from other platforms offering similar services, the country’s top online-safety official has warned. Appearing at a public event today, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said new research commissioned by her office had concluded that YouTube was the most used social-media site for children aged 16 or under and that its use was exposing them to online harm.YouTube’s promised exemption from Australia’s groundbreaking under-16 social-media ban shouldn’t be allowed to stand and could spark challenges from other platforms offering similar services, the country’s top online-safety official has warned....

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