YouTube warns Australia social media ban will not keep children safe

FILE PHOTO: A teenager poses for a photo while holding a smartphone in front of a YouTube logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. - Reuters

SYDNEY: Australia's push to ban children from social media is "well intentioned" but will not make them safer online, video streaming giant YouTube warned on Monday (Oct 13).

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last year unveiled landmark laws that will ban under-16s from social media by the end of 2025.