YouTube youth ban: how Australia’s new rules could reshape kids’ content creation

Australia’s YouTube youth ban will make the country one of the strictest markets globally for underage social media.
The Australian band, The Wiggles, who utilise YouTube to connect with their audience.

Australia’s forthcoming YouTube youth ban will make the country one of the strictest markets in the world for underage social media.

Last week the Albanese government announced that, starting 10 December, children under 16 will be prohibited from creating accounts on YouTube.

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David Burton is a writer from Meanjin, Brisbane. David also works as a playwright, director and author. He is the playwright of over 30 professionally produced plays. He holds a Doctorate in the Creative Industries.