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Callum Godde

YouTube threatens to sue if roped into social media ban

Google has warned of a legal fight if YouTube's exemption from a social media ban is dropped. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Google has been warned its threats to sue won't sway the potential late inclusion of YouTube in Australia's world-first social media ban for children.

The tech giant wrote to Communications Minister Anika Wells declaring it was considering its legal position if its video sharing platform was included in the ban for children 16 and under.

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