(CBS, KYMA/KECY) - Australia has put YouTube on the chopping block as it pushes a new policy to protect kids online. The ban expands the world's first crackdown on social media use for those under the age of 16.

YouTube is out as Australia tightens tech rules to keep kids safe while surfing the net.

"Young people under the age of 16 will not be able to have accounts on YouTube," said Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia.

The video streaming service will be added to the country's world-first federal ban on social media for kids under 16, reversing an earlier decision that exempted it.

"The evidence cannot be ignored that four out of ten Australian kids report that their most recent harm was on YouTube," said Anika Wells, Australian Communications Minister.

Youngsters will be a

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