Internet watchdog data shows 37% of children aged 10 to 15 report seeing harmful content, more than any other platform.
Australia reversed its earlier decision to exempt Alphabet-owned YouTube, adding the platform to its social media ban for teenagers. SYDNEY: Australia said on Wednesday it will include Alphabet-owned YouTube in its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the video-sharing platform.
'Social media is doing social harm to our children, and I want Australian parents to know that we have their backs.' Social media firms will be fined up to A$49.5 million from December if they break the law, which passed through parliament in November. A YouTube spokesperson said the company would consider next steps and would continue to engage with the government. 'We share the government's goal of addressing and reducing online harms.
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