YouTube creators and eSafety commissioner at odds over whether to exclude platform from under-16 ban

Julie Inman Grant releases research showing younger children most exposed to harmful content on YouTube, but entertainers say banning platform would be a ‘great loss’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s online safety regulator has released research underpinning her call to not exempt YouTube from the under-16s social media ban, with a survey revealing the platform is the most used by children under 16, and the place where children are most exposed to harmful content.It comes as Australian YouTubers push for the federal government to exclude the platform from ban, after YouTube warned creators the ban could “affect how your work is valued and viewed”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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