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<span>New research from the eSafety Commission found that 37% of children aged 10-15 reported encountering harmful content on YouTube, making it the most frequently cited platform for exposure to misogynistic material, violent videos, and content promoting eating disorders.</span

New research from the eSafety Commission found that 37% of children aged 10-15 reported encountering harmful content on YouTube, making it the most frequently cited platform for exposure to misogynistic material, violent videos, and content promoting eating disorders.

<span>YouTube has strongly opposed the recommendation, arguing that 69% of parents consider the platform suitable for under-15s and that 84% of Australian teachers use YouTube monthly in classrooms for educational purposes.</span

YouTube has strongly opposed the recommendation, arguing that 69% of parents consider the platform suitable for under-15s and that 84% of Australian teachers use YouTube monthly in classrooms for educational purposes.

<span>The social media ban will impose fines of up to $50 million on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and X if they fail to prevent users under 16 from accessing their services.</span

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The social media ban will impose fines of up to $50 million on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and X if they fail to prevent users under 16 from accessing their services.

<span>Communications Minister Anika Wells is currently reviewing the eSafety Commissioner's advice, with government sources indicating a decision on YouTube's status is expected later this year.</span

Communications Minister Anika Wells is currently reviewing the eSafety Commissioner's advice, with government sources indicating a decision on YouTube's status is expected later this year.

<span>Rival social media platforms including Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat have criticized YouTube's original exemption as unfair, with TikTok comparing it to "banning the sale of soft drinks to minors but exempting Coca-Cola".</span

Rival social media platforms including Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat have criticized YouTube's original exemption as unfair, with TikTok comparing it to "banning the sale of soft drinks to minors but exempting Coca-Cola".

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Australia regulator calls to add YouTube to under-16s social media ban

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YouTube poses the greatest risk to children among all platforms, with 37% of kids encountering harmful content there including violent videos, eating disorder promotion, and misogynistic material. The platform's addictive algorithms deliberately push users down dangerous rabbit holes they cannot escape, making any exemption inconsistent with protecting children from social media harms. No platform claiming absolute safety can be trusted when children's wellbeing is at stake.

<span>YouTube poses the greatest risk to children among all platforms, with 37% of kids encountering harmful content there including violent videos, eating disorder promotion, and misogynistic material. The platform's addictive algorithms deliberately push users down dangerous rabbit holes they cannot escape, making any exemption inconsistent with protecting children from social media harms. No platform claiming absolute safety can be trusted when children's wellbeing is at stake.</span>

Australia's YouTube Exemption Under Fire in Social Media Ban

Australia's YouTube Exemption Under Fire in Social Media Ban

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