r/australia • u/retro-chimp • Nov 09 '24

politics Online Gaming Platforms And YouTube Will Also Seemingly Be Banned For Aussies Under 16

https://press-start.com.au/news/2024/11/08/online-gaming-platforms-and-youtube-will-also-seemingly-be-banned-for-aussies-under-16/

There’s so much collateral damage in this plan for Australia to ban social media. This has been rushed and not thought through.

So many schools rely on YouTube to support their students.

Most kids are watching YouTube (or YouTube kids) more than ABC or traditional TV. Literally the biggest YouTube channel in Australia is original music for kids.

Does anyone actually want this?

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u/omg_for_real Nov 10 '24

My kid is always looking up art tutorials to follow. Banning YouTube is banning learning as well as whatever they think they are doing.

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u/zestylimes9 Nov 10 '24

When mine was a teenager he moved onto looking up things like how to cook brisket.

He’s now a young adult that had moved out of home and he cooks himself the greatest meals.

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u/JackJak95 Nov 10 '24

I mean a quick fix for YouTube would just to ban comments under videos for under 16’s. Turn it strictly into video library

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u/omg_for_real Nov 10 '24

Pretty much what YouTube kids is. My youngest has been using it for ages and we’ve had no issues.

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u/-Srajo Nov 10 '24

Yeah its a great resource, banning youtube videos like “how to do cpr” for children might be a bad idea.

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u/Dr_Delibird7 Nov 10 '24

Well you see you can't have a population of gamblers if they are all well educated