The Australian government announced that YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16 years old from December, reversing a position taken months ...

YouTube has joined the list of apps that will be age-restricted in Australia starting late this year. Previously, social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, X, Snapchat, and Reddit were ...

Google's YouTube said it will comply with Australia's social media ban for users aged under 16, as they will be locked out of their accounts starting Dec. 10. The Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) unit said it ...

Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commissioner on September 25, 2023 Editor at Large In the early 1970s, Julie Inman Grant’s mother, Glenda, worked for the City of Seattle. One of her colleagues ...

The global conversation about how social media affects the mental health of children and teens is intensifying, yet Australia has taken a leading initiative by pushing stricter regulations. By adding ...

July 30 (UPI) --The Australian government has announced that YouTube will be included in new legislation that bans children under the age of 16 from using social media. The Labor government announced ...

SYDNEY, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Australia is home for YouTube star Jordan Barclay, the place where he was born, went to school and built a company worth $50 million by age 23 that produces gaming content ...

SYDNEY, June 24 (Reuters) - Australia's internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption for the Alphabet-owned (GOOGL.O ...

Late last year, Australia passed a law banning social media for all people under 16 years old. Now, some of those companies — namely Meta, TikTok and Snap — are not happy at one exception: YouTube.

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. The Labor government said ...

Google's YouTube said it will comply with Australia's social media ban for users aged under 16, as they will be locked out of their accounts starting Dec. 10. When signed out, users will not have ...