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Australia regulator calls to add YouTube to teen social media ban
A YouTube stream on a smartphone in Melbourne shows Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant addressing the National Press Club in Canberra on June 24. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett)
SHAUN TURTON
SYDNEY -- Australia's internet safety commissioner said Tuesday that she has recommended the government include YouTube in its impending ban on children under 16 accessing social media, casting doubt on a previous exemption.
Julie Inman Grant, head of the country's eSafety Commission, sent a letter to Minister for Communications Anika Wells recommending the Google-owned video-sharing platform not be included in draft rules that designate certain services as low risk and as promoting health and education.
