“Rushed, vague and politically motivated.”

From December, children will be barred from creating their own YouTube accounts – but will still be able to access the site in either a logged-out state or through a parent or other adult’s account

There is a divide in opinion on whether this new policy will be effective or not. Some are saying that we need "a shift in thinking away from trying to protect children from the internet, and toward protecting children within the internet”.

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