{"id":20151,"date":"2025-09-22T05:38:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T03:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/22\/from-zero-to-neo-nazis-what-under-16s-may-see-under-australias-social-media-ban-simply-by-not-logging-in\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T05:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T03:38:32","slug":"from-zero-to-neo-nazis-what-under-16s-may-see-under-australias-social-media-ban-simply-by-not-logging-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/22\/from-zero-to-neo-nazis-what-under-16s-may-see-under-australias-social-media-ban-simply-by-not-logging-in\/","title":{"rendered":"From zero to neo-Nazis: what under-16s may see under Australia\u2019s social media ban, simply by not logging in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guardian Australia test finds scrolling shortform videos while logged out of YouTube and TikTok quickly leads to gambling, violent and far-right content<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2025\/sep\/22\/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-new-york-israel-palestine-donald-trump-optus-triple-zero-ntwnfb\">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was a news report related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/sep\/13\/australias-esafety-watchdog-tells-social-media-giants-to-shield-kids-from-gruesome-kirk-shooting-footage\">Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination<\/a> that flicked the switch.<\/p>\n<p>In an experiment over a week in September, on an iPhone that had been wiped and factory reset, YouTube Shorts and TikTok were accessed without logging into either app. Both platforms allow users to endlessly scroll short-form videos without needing to log in.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2025\/sep\/22\/under-16s-may-still-see-gambling-violent-far-right-content-under-australia-social-media-ban-simply-by-not-logging-in-zero-neo-nazis\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9bebae01669556e6482a1b4b903b9f0d60eb8c1e\/379_1173_2518_2015\/master\/2518.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=707c0b6ec799ee4a4679c0c2fd002d10\" title=\"From zero to neo-Nazis: what under-16s may see under Australia\u2019s social media ban, simply by not logging in\" \/>Guardian Australia test finds scrolling shortform videos while logged out of YouTube and TikTok quickly leads to gambling, violent and far-right content<\/p>\n<p>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>It was a news report related to Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination that flicked the switch.<br \/>\nIn an experiment over a week in September, on an iPhone that had been wiped and factory reset, YouTube Shorts and TikTok were accessed without logging into either app. Both platforms allow users to endlessly scroll short-form videos without needing to log in. 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