Comment on Australia Completely Loses The Plot, Plans To Ban Kids From Watching YouTube
vividspecter@aussie.zone 7 hours agoWill anonymous access still be allowed? I remember there was some vague wording about logged in vs logged out in terms of search engine, which seemed to suggest that only logged in users would be affected.
Ilandar@lemmy.today 3 hours ago
To YouTube? Yes. The legislation requires social media companies to ensure people under the age of 16 do not have accounts. It does not prevent people under the age of 16 from accessing these social media platforms whilst logged out. For something like Facebook or Instagram, which rarely work unless logged in, this will have a significant impact, but for YouTube it makes barely any difference. I haven’t used YouTube logged in for a very long time and there is very little that is off-limits, beyond highly graphic content, so this is a far cry from the “ban” it has been hysterically portrayed as in the media.
The search engine thing is a different piece of legislation I believe, but it also does not require you to be logged into an account to perform web searches. You will still be able to use Google and Bing with default safety settings enabled.