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Reddit and Rights Groups Challenge Australia's Controversial Under-16 Social Media Ban in Court

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Reddit and Rights Groups Challenge Australia's Controversial Under-16 Social Media Ban in Court

Three years after the Online Safety Act, could the under-16 social media ban put VPNs back in the firing line?

TechRadar

Three years after the Online Safety Act, could the under-16 social media ban put VPNs back in the firing line?

Last week marked three years since the UK Government enacted the Online Safety Act (OSA). Now, the impending UK under-16s social media ban and questions over the effectiveness of current measures...

Reddit calls Australia's under-16 social media ban 'poorly designed, ineffective' in court challenge

Anadolu Ajansı

Reddit calls Australia's under-16 social media ban 'poorly designed, ineffective' in court challenge

Company argues restrictions limit young people's political expression, while government defends law as necessary for child safety

Australia's social media ban challenged by Reddit and rights group in court

Sky News

Australia's social media ban challenged by Reddit and rights group in court

Australia's landmark social media ban for under-16s faces challenges in court over accusations that it amounts to censorship and creates privacy issues.

Australian Court Hears Challenge to Social Media Ban

The New York Times

Australian Court Hears Challenge to Social Media Ban

Reddit and an Australian digital advocacy group are claiming a law that restricts children younger than 16 from popular platforms infringes on their constitutional rights.

Reddit blasts Australia's 'inept' social media ban as court challenge begins

Economic Times

Reddit blasts Australia's 'inept' social media ban as court challenge begins

Australia's world-first teen social media ban was "ill thought out" and amounted to a "profound restriction on political debate", a lawyer for messaging platform Reddit told the country's top...

Reddit tells Australian court it isn't a social media site, calls the country's under-16 ban "ill thought out" and "inept"

TechSpot

Reddit tells Australian court it isn't a social media site, calls the country's under-16 ban "ill thought out" and "inept"

Australia passed its under-16 social media law in 2024, and the restrictions took effect on December 10, 2025, making it the first country to introduce a ban that has since spread around the...

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