What you need to know • YouTube will auto-sign out all Australian users under 16 starting December 10 to comply with the new Social Media Minimum Age Act. • Teenagers lose all account features: subscriptions, commenting, uploading, and parental controls. • Google warns the ban will make teens less safe, while the Australian government says that's YouTube's problem to solve.

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After weeks of discussions between Silicon Valley and Canberra, YouTube has confirmed it will comply with Australia’s social media ban on teens. Starting December 10, the platform will automatically sign out users

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