YouTube says it will be less safe for kids under Australia's social media ban

The Google-owned platform says parental controls will be stripped away as a result of the ban.

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Parents will "lose their ability to supervise their teen or tween's account" such as content settings or blocking channels from 10 December when a social media ban for under-16s starts. Children will still be able to view videos but without an account.

Communications Minister Anika Wells responded by saying it was "outright weird" that YouTube was highlighting the dangers of its platform for children.

"If YouTube is reminding us all that it is not safe ... that's a problem that YouTube needs to fix," Wells said on Wednesday.

The platform's statement comes as Australia's internet regulator sets her sights on two little-known apps that teens have flocked to in the lead-up to the country's social media ban.