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News Topical, Digital Desk : Starting December 10th, Australia will ban children under the age of 16 from creating accounts on social media platforms. This will be the first country to impose such restrictions on social media. YouTube has strongly criticized this ban in Australia.
Australia has enacted stricter laws regarding social media. Starting December 10th, Australia will ban users under the age of 16 from the world's most popular social media platforms and websites, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
From December 10, children under 16 in Australia will be automatically signed out of their social media accounts, but will be able to watch videos without an account.
What did YouTube say?
Regarding the ban in Australia, YouTube's Public Policy Manager, Rachel Lord, said, "This law will not fulfill its promise of making children safer online and will actually make Australian children less safe on YouTube. We've heard from parents and teachers who share these concerns. This law poses a threat to children's safety."
The need to avoid predatory algorithms
YouTube, one of the world's most-viewed social platforms, was initially created to allow children to watch educational videos, avoiding the ban. But the Australian government changed its rules, saying it needed to protect young users from predatory algorithms.
hastily enacted legislation
YouTube's public policy manager, Rachel Lord, said the hastily drafted law misunderstands our platform and how young Australians use it. "We believe in protecting children in the digital world, not from the digital world," she said.
YouTube said it will archive accounts so they can be reactivated when users turn 16. "We won't delete or remove any of their existing content or data, and it will be waiting for them when they return. "
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