YouTube makes last-ditch attempt to lobby government against inclusion in under-16s social media ban

Google to host major event featuring popular YouTubers inside Parliament House as PM downplays tech giant's legal threat

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YouTube is making a last-ditch effort to persuade the government not to include it in the under-16s social media ban, objecting to what it says is an abrupt policy reversal" and arguing the video service is not a social media platform.

Google, YouTube's owner, will host a major event featuring popular YouTubers inside Parliament House this week, as a final decision looms on which tech platforms will be off-limits for children.