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The Australian government has confirmed that YouTube will be subject to a new minimum age requirement for social media platforms, reversing a previous decision to exclude the video-sharing site from the restrictions. From 10 December, users under the age of 16 will be prohibited from holding accounts on platforms deemed “age-restricted”, including YouTube.
Notably, the change follows the release of new government rules detailing which services fall under the scope of the legislation passed by Parliament last November. At the time, YouTube had been…
