List Of Stakeholders And Advice Given To The Minister For Communications Arising From The Department's Targeted Stakeholder Consultation For The Online Safety (age-Restricted Social Media Platforms)…

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The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts provided advice to the Minister for Communications on implementing legislative rules for the Online Safety (Age-Restricted Social Media Platforms) Act 2025. Between February and March 2025, the department conducted targeted stakeholder consultation involving 104 stakeholders across 34 individual meetings, 6 roundtables (including 4 with youth groups), and 38 written submissions. Stakeholders broadly supported proposed exclusions for messaging services, online games, and health/education apps, with minor technical amendments incorporated. The department recommended adding exclusions for product review and professional development services, arguing these categories weren't intended targets and their inclusion would disproportionately broaden the ban's impact. However, industry strongly opposed a YouTube carve-out, citing competition concerns as YouTube Shorts directly competes with TikTok and Instagram Reels, and questioning the proposal's lack of