The federal government was advised by eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant to scrap YouTube’s exemption from laws banning people under the age of 16 from using social media, which are scheduled to take effect in December.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appeared with David Spears on ABC Insiders over the weekend, where Albanese claimed that the eSafety commissioner has made her view clear that “up to four in ten of young people under the age of 16 who’ve engaged with YouTube have been harmed by that engagement”.
Anthony Albanese today in response to Google’s threat to sue the Australian Government if they are included in the under 16 social media ban. He says Julie Inman-Grant, the eSafety commissioner, has made her view clear. “up to four in ten of young people under the age of 16… pic.twitter.com/PdKhyhfc7A
