Communications Minister Anika Wells said four-in-ten Australian children had reported viewing harmful content on YouTube, one of the most visited websites in the world. "We want kids to know who they ...

Australia has reversed a decision that omitted YouTube from its ban on social media platforms for teenagers. A youth social media law will come into effect starting in December. "Young people under ...

Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commissioner on September 25, 2023 Editor at Large In the early 1970s, Julie Inman Grant’s mother, Glenda, worked for the City of Seattle. One of her colleagues ...

update YouTube has launched an Australian-specific site at youtube.com.au, which will showcase video content developed in Australia or for an Australian audience. Similar local portals have been ...

Australia has picked a fight with the world’s largest video platform by backtracking on an earlier promise to exclude YouTube in its social media ban for children under 16. The Labor government said ...

Australia has added Reddit and Kick to its list of social media platforms that must ban children under 16 from having ...

“Tourism Australia’s YouTube channel, which was first launched in 2010, looks to tap in to this global audience through rich video content including our latest broadcast ad and clips featuring well ...

Australia broadened its social media ban for under-16s to include some second-tier platforms including Reddit, a little more ...

It comes after a growing group of lawmakers expressed frustration that the government backflipped on its previous exemption for YouTube in the under-16 social media ban laws. Labor has considered ...