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YouTube banned for under 16’s, Google fights back

August 18, 2025
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Ben Willee

Ben Willee, Executive Director – Media and Data at Spinach Advertising, talks to Tim Burrows and Viv Kelly on ABC Radio National’s Medialand about YouTube’s reaction to the impending under 16’s ban.

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Ben Willee
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Executive Director of Media & Data

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