TikTok Blasts Australia for YouTube Carveout
Social media influencer and YouTube streamer Pistons Jack came to Detroit after following the team for years.
Country’s eSafety Commission in March 2024 sought responses from social media platforms YouTube, X and Facebook to Telegram and Reddit, blaming them for not doing enough to prevent child abuse and the
Meta, TikTok, and Snap say the federal government’s plan to make Google’s YouTube exempt from Australia’s ban of under-16s from social media is incorrect and of concern, with TikTok labelling it “irrational”, “shortsighted”, and “a sweetheart deal”.
TikTok criticised the Australian government for exempting YouTube from a new law banning under-16s from most social media platforms. The company argues this creates unfair competition and sets a concerning precedent,
The federal government has been accused of making a "sweetheart deal" to exempt YouTube from the teen social media ban, as YouTube's competitors kick off a co-ordinated public campaign against the move.
The Chinese-owned short-form video platform described the move as a 'sweetheart deal” that’s 'illogical, anti-competitive and short sighted.”
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