Australia YouTube Prohibition: Australia will no longer be able to allow Youtube to be present on YouTube.
The ban of Australia YouTube for children under the age of 16 is followed by a similar move, which announced the country last year, which forbade them to use Snapchat, Tiktok and X -, which is to come into effect from December 10, Snap Inc., Snap Inc.
“Young people under 16 will not have accounts on YouTube. They will also not be able to have accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tiktok and X among other platforms. We want Australian parents and families to know we got our back,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at a press conference on Wednesday.
“We know it is not the only solution and there is more. But it will change. We know that social media cause social damage,” he added.
Why does Australia ban youtube for teens?
Minister of Communication Anika Wells said four out of ten Australian children reported that they were viewing malicious content on YouTube, one of the most visited websites in the world.
“We want children to know who they are before platforms assume who they are,” Wells said in a statement.
“There is a place for social media, but there is no place for predatory algorithms focused on children.”
The ban on Australia on YouTube comes despite the country with the exception of the video streaming platform from your list.
Now YouTube, along with Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and X, is facing a fine of $ 49.5 million ($ 32.2 million) if they cannot prevent minors from using their services, says the government.
Youtube reacts
YouTube spokesman said Wednesday’s announcement was a appalling government.
“Our position remains clear: YouTube is a platform for sharing video with a free, high quality content, increasingly viewed on television screens,” the company said in a statement.
“It is not a social media,” the company said of its declaration of Australian ban YouTube.
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