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Australia will have a law to ban the youtube streaming video platform for under 16 to protect them from “predatory algorithms”. Consequently, Communication Minister Anika Wells announced on Wednesday. In addition,
(Keystone-ATS) “There is a place for social networks, but there is no room for predatory algorithms targeting children,” said Wells in a statement.
Two in five Australian children say they have viewed inappropriate content on the American platform, said the minister.
Concretely. “young people under the australia will ban youtube under new age of 16 will not be able to have an account on YouTube,” said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to the press on Wednesday.
“We want Australian families and parents to know that we support them,” added the head of the Labor government.
The Australian Parliament has already adopted in November 2024 a pioneer law in the regulation of the Internet. prohibiting access to social networks such as Tiktok, X or Facebook and Instagram for children. The text, which benefited from bipartisan support, invoked similar reasons.
However, the government had indicated that Youtube, which is widely used underway at school, would not be concerned.
The platform “is not a social network”. a spokesperson for this site among the most popular in the world reacted on Wednesday.
“Our position remains clear: YouTube is a video sharing platform with a free. high quality content library, more and more looked at television screens,” defended the streaming giant after this australia will ban youtube under new political turnaround.
The measure wanted by the government could only be symbolic. have warned of experts, few details that filtered as to the terms of its application to platforms, scheduled for December 10.
The targeted sites, which risk up to 49.5 million Australian fines (25.94 million francs) if they do not cooperate, have called “wave”, “problematic” or “precipitated” the government’s project. Tiktok accused the government of ignoring mental health experts, online security and young people, who oppose this measure.
Australia will ban youtube under new
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