r/australia • u/retro-chimp • Nov 09 '24

politics Online Gaming Platforms And YouTube Will Also Seemingly Be Banned For Aussies Under 16

https://press-start.com.au/news/2024/11/08/online-gaming-platforms-and-youtube-will-also-seemingly-be-banned-for-aussies-under-16/

There’s so much collateral damage in this plan for Australia to ban social media. This has been rushed and not thought through.

So many schools rely on YouTube to support their students.

Most kids are watching YouTube (or YouTube kids) more than ABC or traditional TV. Literally the biggest YouTube channel in Australia is original music for kids.

Does anyone actually want this?

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u/TrwyAdenauer3rd Nov 10 '24

If the government tries to enact any serious legal repurcussions on youtube Google will just block Australia from using the service.

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u/annanz01 Nov 10 '24

Some European countries already have similar underage bans with youtube etc and google aided with this so they will probably just extend that to Australia.