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YouTube's educational value saved it from Australian under-16 platform ban

By James Panichi ( March 31, 2025, 06:16 GMT | Insight) -- The decision to exclude YouTube from a broad social-media ban for children under the age of 16 was a political decision taken in recognition of the video-streaming platform’s role as an education tool, the Australian government has revealed. In a response to a written question from a lawmaker, Australia’s Department for Communications said the YouTube exemption from the minimum-age obligation was “consistent with broad community sentiment” that regarded the platform as “a tool for education and learning.”Australia’s decision to exclude YouTube from a broad social-media ban for children under the age of 16 was a political decision taken in recognition of the video-streaming platform’s role as an education tool, the government has revealed....

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