Albanese government announces YouTube to be included in social media ban
The ban will not sit well with Google, which threatened to sue the government if YouTube were included in the ban.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed YouTube will be subject to Australia's world-first under-16s social media ban, which will join platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X.
These platforms are required to take responsible steps to prevent underage account holders onto their services; failure to do so could result in fines of up to $49.5 million from December 10, which is when the social media minimum age law comes into effect.
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