Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, ...

The Australian government has announced YouTube will be required to ensure account holders are at least 16 years old starting ...

“It’s clear that social media companies have to be held accountable, which is what Australia is trying to do,” said Jim Steyer, president and CEO of the nonprofit Common Sense Media.

Australia said on Wednesday it will include Alphabet-owned YouTube in its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, ...

STORY: "Importantly, following advice from the eSafety Commissioner, young people under the age of 16 will not be able to ...

Australia has picked a fight with the world’s largest video platform by backtracking on an earlier promise to exclude YouTube in its social media ban for children under 16.

Last week, the Australian government declared war on 15-year-olds watching MrBeast. From December 2025, a world-first social ...

Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of ...

Australia broadens its teen social media restrictions by adding YouTube, aiming to curb online harms and protect minors from ...

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of ...

YouTube will be included in Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16, after the government ditched a ...

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of ...