{"id":30189,"date":"2025-07-30T09:34:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/youtube-added-to-australian-social-media-restrictions\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:34:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:34:22","slug":"youtube-added-to-australian-social-media-restrictions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/youtube-added-to-australian-social-media-restrictions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Added to Australian Social Media Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian government has added YouTube to its new regulations governing how the under-16 set engages with social media platforms in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The new social media rules, taking effect later this year, will prevent kids from creating accounts on the platform. YouTube had previously been exempted from the legislation, which also covers TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and Snapchat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSocial media is doing social harm to our children, and I want Australian parents to know that we have their backs,\u201d Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is quoted as saying in local reports. \u201cWe know that this is not the only solution, but it will make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Federal Communications Minister Anika Wells highlighted concerns over \u201cpredatory algorithms targeting children\u201d on social media platforms, including YouTube. \u201cThe evidence cannot be ignored that four out of ten Australian kids report that their most recent harm was on YouTube,\u201d Wells is quoted as saying to reporters. \u201cWe will not be intimidated by legal threats when this is a genuine fight for the well-being of Australian kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A YouTube statement said: \u201cWe share the government\u2019s goal of addressing and reducing online harms. Our position remains clear: YouTube is a video-sharing platform with a library of free, high-quality content, increasingly viewed on TV screens. 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