Jakarta, domclub Indonesia
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YouTube, Google’s video sharing platform, criticized its no-use policy
social media
for teenagers under 16 years of age which will take effect immediately in
Australia
.According to YouTube, the ban was a hasty policy.
This rule will come into effect on December 10, 2025. This rule requires all social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, to delete accounts belonging to minors or they will be sentenced to large fines.
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YouTube was initially not affected by these regulations so that children could still watch educational videos on the platform.However, last July the Australian government changed course on its policy, saying young users needed to be protected from ‘harmful algorithms’.
“This rule will not fulfill its promise to make children safer online, instead it will make Australian children more unsafe on YouTube,” said Rachel Lord, YouTube Public Policy Manager, in a statement, reported by AFP, Wednesday (3/12).
“We have heard from parents and educators who share the same concerns,” he continued.
Lord said this rush to regulation misunderstands their platforms and how teenagers, particularly in Australia, use them.
“At YouTube, we believe in protecting children in the digital world, not from the digital world,” he said.
According to the company YouTube users under the age of 16 in Australia will be automatically logged out on December 10.They can still visit the website without an account, but will lose access to many of YouTube’s features.
Apart from that, YouTube also ensures that they will archive accounts belonging to teenagers under 16 years old, so that they can be reactivated when the user is 16 years old.
Meanwhile, Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells said YouTube’s criticism of the rules was very strange.
“If YouTube reminds us that their platform is not safe and that there is content that is not appropriate for age-restricted users, that is a problem that YouTube needs to fix,” Wells said.
“With this law, we can protect Generation Alpha from being caught in the trap of dangerous algorithms,” he continued.
The Australian government admits the rules won’t be perfect at first, and some underage users may be missed while the issue is resolved.
However, these platforms will be subject to fines of 49.5 million Australian dollars if they do not comply with this rule starting next week.
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