YouTube Says Australian Law On Teen Social Media Use ‘Extremely Difficult’ To Enforce

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YouTube says Australia’s push to ban children from social media is well intentioned but will not make them safer online.. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last year unveiled landmark laws that will ban under-16s from social media by the end of 2025.. YouTube, which will also fall under the ban, has argued that it is not a social media platform and should receive some kind of exception.

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Publication Date: 2025-10-17T04:49:14Z

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YouTube says Australia’s push to ban children from social media is well intentioned but will not make them safer online.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last year unveiled landmark laws that will ban under-16s from social media by the end of 2025.
YouTube, which will also fall under the ban, has argued that it is not a social media platform and should receive some kind of exception.
The firm’s local spokeswoman, Rachel Lord, told a Senate committee the ban was “well intentioned” but would risk “unintended consequences”.
She says the legislation will not only be extremely difficult to enforce, it also does not fulfil its promise of making kids safer online.
The eSafety Commissioner will be able to fine social media companies up to Aus$49.5 million for failing to comply with the rules.