Australia will be including YouTube in its ban on social media for kids and younger teens. At first, the platform was ...

Australia will impose a social media blackout for children under 16 to tackle the growing mental health crisis among young ...

Australia bans YouTube accounts for users under 16, citing child safety risks. New rules take effect in December 2025.

SYDNEY — Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its ban on social media for teenagers, reversing ...

Policy takes effect in December with fines up to A$49.5 million; YouTube’s inclusion follows regulator concerns over exposure ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced that YouTube would be added to the list of social media ...

In today’s Digest, we cover YouTube becoming the top TV choice for children, YouTube being added to Australia’s social media ...

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn had pleaded to be excluded from the teen social media ban on the grounds it was “not popular with ...

Australia is implementing a social media blackout for children under 16 to arrest a growing mental health crisis. But is a ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed YouTube will joing the list of social media platforms banned as part of new ...

YouTube, the platform preferred by Australia’s kid group, The Wiggles, is now included in the world’s first social media ban ...

Australia has tightened the social media ban for youth under the age of 16 and has now brought YouTube under its purview.