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Major tech firms, including Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), ByteDance-owned TikTok, and Snap Inc.’s (NYSE:SNAP) Snapchat, are urging Australia to reconsider the exemption of YouTube, an online video sharing platform owned by Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, from its ban on social media access for users under 16.
What Happened: Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, criticized the decision, stating that YouTube uses the same algorithm-driven content recommendations and social features as other platforms, exposing young users to similar risks, reported Reuters.
TikTok called …
