Australia Not Banning YouTube – Kids Can Use Parents' Logins

Australia not banning YouTube – kids can use parents' logins

: Regulator acknowledges that won’t stop video nasties, but welcomes extra ‘friction’

As a parent, I thought a YouTube ban was absurd. I’ve realised I was blind to the dangers

I’ve always done my best to protect our kids online. But I was shocked to realise I’d inadvertently left them able to access violent, misogynistic, hateful and psychologically unsafe material.

Why Is YouTube Getting a Free Pass to Target Kids? Inside Australia’s Explosive Social Media Ban Battle! - Commonwealth Union

Australia’s online safety chief is urging the Albanese government to rethink its decision to exempt YouTube from an upcoming ban on social media access for individuals under 16. The eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has raised strong concerns that the video-sharing platform, owned by Google, should be included in new regulations set to begin in December 2025. This position comes amid ongoing discussions about how online platforms will ver…

Banning Connection: Child Expert Warns Social Media Ban Risks Pushing Kids Underground

If banning YouTube is the plan, good luck, kids are cracking Face ID before they've cracked long division.

Australian Lawmakers Debate Including YouTube in Social Media Ban

YouTube was originally excluded from the law. The post Australian Lawmakers Debate Including YouTube in Social Media Ban appeared first on Passionfruit.