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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Australia plans to block under-16s from using YouTube under new social media laws, citing concerns over harmful algorithms targeting children. ― Reuters pic
SYDNEY, July 30 — Australia will use landmark social media laws to ban children under 16 from video-streaming site YouTube, a top minister said Wednesday citing the need to shield them from “predatory algorithms”.
“We want kids to know who they are before platforms assume who they are,” Communications Minister Anika Wells said in a statement.
“There’s a place for social media, but there’s not a place for predatory algorithms targeting children.”
Australia announced last year it was drafting laws that will ban children from social media sites such as Facebook, TikTok and Instagram until they turn 16.
The government had previously indicated YouTube would be exempt, given its widespread use in classrooms.
A spokesman for YouTube — one of the most popular websites in the world — said Wednesday’s announcement was a jarring U-turn.
“Our position remains clear: YouTube is a video sharing platform with a library of free, high-quality content, increasingly viewed on TV screens,” the company said in a statement.
“It’s not social media.” — AFP
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