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YouTube says teen account bans backfire

( December 9, 2025, 16:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: YouTube says blanket account bans for teens are counterproductive, arguing that they push young people into less safe, unsupervised spaces online and strip parents of key controls. In a blog post on Tuesday, the platform’s VP of government affairs and public policy, Leslie Miller, defended YouTube’s tailored products for minors and said that the service functions largely as a streaming and learning tool widely used in schools. The statement comes a day before Australia’s new social media restrictions for under-16s take effect, which will also apply to YouTube.Statement follows....

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