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Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube

 Published: 12:03, 30 July 2025

Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube

Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned (GOOGL.O), opens new tab video-sharing site and potentially setting up a legal challenge.

The decision came after the internet regulator urged the government last month to overturn the YouTube carve-out, citing a survey that found 37% of minors reported harmful content on the site, the worst showing for a social media platform.

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