TikTok's AI banned the accounts over coverage of a sexual abuse case, which it considered a violation of the platform's community guidelines related to child sexual abuse material.

Australia passed a law banning social media for all people under 16 years old. Now, some of those companies — namely Meta, TikTok and Snap — are not happy at one exception: YouTube. Australia has deemed YouTube as a critical education tool and is allowing use,

TikTok has lashed out at Australia’s government for excluding YouTube from a nationwide digital crackdown, setting the stage for a public battle over one of the toughest social media laws in the democratic world.

TikTok criticised the Australian government for exempting YouTube from a new law banning under-16s from most social media platforms. The company argues this creates unfair competition and sets a concerning precedent,