YouTube says it will comply with Australia’s under-16s social media ban, with Lemon8 to also restrict access

Australia’s under-16s social media ban might take weeks to work but all platforms are on notice, government saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastYouTube will comply with the federal government’s under-16s social media ban, but its parent company Google has warned the laws “won’t keep teens safer online” and “fundamentally misunderstands” how children use the internet.But the communications minister, Anika Wells, said YouTube had a responsibility to keep its platform safe, calling its warnings “outright weird”. Continue reading...