Reddit challenges Australia social media ban in court
A court challenge has begun against Australia's law barring users under 16 from major platforms, with critics branding the policy inept.
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A legal battle has commenced over Australia's world-first legislation that bars large social media platforms from allowing people under 16 years old to hold accounts. Reddit, alongside a libertarian advocacy group, is contesting the 2025 law in court, sharply criticizing the ban as inept.[1][2]
In proceedings beginning in Canberra, Australia, opponents took aim at the national measure. Arguments presented against the legislation asserted that the policy was ill thought out and represented a profound restriction on political debate.[2]
