Labor Government Expands Under-16 Social Media Ban to YouTube

The move follows recommendations from the eSafety commissioner.

Youtube soial media Logo displayed by a Tablet and a smartphone in Toulouse shows on Oct. 5, 2021. Lionel onaventure/ AFP via Getty Images

YouTube will be included in Australia’s incoming social media ban, with the federal Labor government going back on an earlier policy.

This means children under the age of 16 will be prohibited from having an active account on the video-sharing platform, along with other popular social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and X from early December 2025.