Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption

The ban, starting in December, now includes YouTube, which argues it’s not social media but a video platform used by nearly three-quarters of Australians aged 13 to 15.

Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned video-sharing site and potentially setting up a legal challenge.