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Australia Includes YouTube in Under-16 Social Media Ban

Australia Includes YouTube in Under-16 Social Media Ban

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YouTube serves as a vital educational resource that shouldn't be lumped together with traditional social media platforms. The platform provides free, high-quality educational content widely used in classrooms and by parents, making it fundamentally different from interaction-focused social networks. The government broke its clear public commitment to exclude YouTube, potentially restricting children's access to valuable learning materials while raising serious concerns about constitutional freedom of political communication.


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