TikTok has for a second time taken aim at Labor’s decision to offer YouTube an exemption from its new social media age restrictions and claimed the move would further entrench Google’s market power.
In a submission to Treasury’s work on a new ‘ex ante’ digital competition regime, TikTok raised concerns about the decision and the inconsistencies it highlights in how social media platforms and digital services are categorised across Australian tech policy.
The submission, obtained by Capital Brief, argues that the Albanese government’s decision to exempt YouTube from new social media age restrictions show how a failure to properly understand service categories risks entrenching market power.
“The ACCC’s inquiries into Digital Platforms cover YouTube, including its interim report on social media services, with the ACCC categorising YouTube as a social media service,” the TikTok submission reads.
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