Social Media Ban

Australia's internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption.

Some age-checking applications collect too much data and no product works 100% of the time, but using software to enforce a teenage social media ban.

The Australia social media ban law was passed for children under 16, requiring platforms for age-verification measures within 12 months.

Australia moved closer on Wednesday to banning social media for children under 16 after the parliament's lower house passed a bill