YouTube social media ban for children should be reconsidered, says eSafety Commissioner

If the Albanian government accepts the advice of the online security chief, which shows that 10 young young people are exposed to harmful content such as eating disorder videos on the platform, Australian children will be banned from Youtube.

Youtube was currently exempted from Labour’s world leader social media ban after the former Attorney General Michelle Rowland was considered an important educational purpose.

However, Esafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant said last week to the new communication Minister Anika Wells, the carving output should be removed because children were damaged on the platform.

The advice is preparing for the new role with Google, the owner of Youtube, a fight for just a few weeks or creates a continuous risk of struggle from others. Social media giants Tiktok, who advocates exemption, is mocking the government’s plans, including meta and Snap. He threatens to be controversial among Australian parents because of his popularity among children using the children’s platform to watch clips from groups like Wiggles.

The Minister plans to decide on the advice of Inman Grant in the coming weeks to start the social media ban until December. Inman Grant said that children can access youtube without an account.

On Tuesday, the National Press Club will tell the National Press Club that the risks of early exposure to social media have become clearer in its agency’s research, including Youtube.

“Four out of 10 children reported that they were subjected to harmful content on Youtube.”

A Australian questionnaire of 2600 children aged 10-15 years found that 96 percent of them use at least one social media platform, and about 70 percent of them encountered harmful content, including exposure to female enemy or hateful materials, severe fighting videos and content that promotes eating disorders.

Four of 10 children reported that they were subjected to harmful content on Youtube.