Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for children

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Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for children
Australia will include YouTube in its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the video-sharing platform. The country's internet watchdog last month urged the government to overturn the proposed exemption for YouTube after its research found 37 ...

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