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YouTube fires back amid push to include platform in Australia’s under-16s social media ban

YouTube fires back amid push to include platform in Australia’s under-16s social media ban

Online video hosting service accuses the nation’s online safety boss Julie Inman Grant of ignoring parents and teachers

YouTube has criticised calls for it to be included in the under-16s social media ban, accusing the nation’s online safety boss of ignoring parents and teachers.

The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has urged the government to rethink its decision to carve out the video sharing platform from the minimum social media age which will apply to apps such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.

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