US EditionReddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for kids
Reddit argues the law infringes free political communication and raises privacy risks, while it complies and seeks review to exclude itself from the under-16 social media ban.
- On Wednesday, US-based Reddit filed a challenge in the High Court of Australia seeking to overturn the world-first social media ban for under-16s under the Online Safety Amendment Act 2024, affecting 10 social media platforms.
- Reddit argues the Online Safety Amendment Act 2024 unconstitutionally restricts political communication by blocking young Australians and raises privacy risks including government ID and facial scans.
- Seeking court orders, Reddit asks to restrain Communications Minister Anika Wells from designating it age-restricted and says it never collected ages before building new age-verification systems.
- A directions hearing is expected in February, with a final judgment potentially late 2026, while two Australian teenagers backed by Digital Freedom Project secured a special hearing last week; Communications Minister Anika Wells said, `We will not be intimidated by big tech.`
- As the law is watched internationally, Australia is the first to deny parental approval and set a higher age limit of 16, while experts warn children may circumvent checks or move to less safe sites.
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She asks to be removed from the list of prohibited platforms. The technology company Reddit announced that on Friday it had launched a legal action against Australian regulations prohibiting social networks for children under 16 years of age, which came into force on 10 December.The complaint states that Reddit should be removed from the government list of platforms now banned to children under 16 years of age because it is not "not an applicati…
Reddit filed a lawsuit with the Australian Supreme Court challenging the application of social media restrictions for adolescents under the age of 16.
Reddit Files Lawsuit Against Australia's Under-16 Social Media Ban Citing Free Speech Violation - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Reddit (NYSE:RDDT)
Reddit (NASDAQ:RDDT) has taken legal action against Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s, arguing that it infringes on free political discourse. High-Stakes Clash Over App Ban On Friday, Reddit challenged Australia’s social media ban for early teens under the new Social Media Minimum Age (SMMA) law in the country’s highest court. The ban, which was implemented two days prior, is the first of its kind globally. Reddit, a major platform i…
The Reddit online forum has filed a lawsuit against the Australian ban on social media for children and adolescents under 16 years of age.
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