36 Months campaign backs YouTube exemption from social media ban

Nathan Jolly

November 22, 2024 9:05

YouTube and WhatsApp have dodged the pending age limit on social media platforms, while Snapchat has been included in the ban, among TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, and Reddit.

Debate has raged in recent weeks as to whether messaging app Snapchat and video platform YouTube would be given an exemption from the law.

Communications minister, Michelle Rowland, suggested last week that Snapchat “could fall within that definition of a messaging service”, and therefore be exempt. Snapchat was included in the banned list, along with message board Reddit.

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Nathan Jolly

Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.