Australian court hears challenge to social media ban.
Major international news outlets are following the case.
OriginalSourceSmhAustraliaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedPublished04:59 UTCSourceSmhAustraliaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedPublished04:59 UTC
“High Court contest over social media ban tests children’s right to political free speech”
High Court challenge tests teen political speech ban in Australia
Key points
- Reddit and Digital Freedom Project seek to overturn Australia’s teen social media ban in the High Court.
- Lawyers argue the ban infringes youths’ implied right to political communication and is ill thought-out.
- Government says the policy protects Australians from online harm and defends it against attacks.
- Court questions whether under-16s are sufficiently politically engaged to impact the ban’s effect.
- Reddit cites alternatives and examples of youth political engagement to argue against the ban.
Other reports
- SourceBBCUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at BBCSourceBBCUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at BBC
“Legal challenge to Australia's social media ban to start in High Court”
- SourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The GuardianSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The Guardian
- SourceReutersUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at ReutersSourceReutersUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Reuters
“Reddit blasts 'inept' Australian social media ban as challenge airs in court - Reuters”
- SourceThe Straits TimesSingaporeLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The Straits TimesSourceThe Straits TimesSingaporeLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The Straits Times
“Reddit blasts Australia’s ‘inept’ social media ban as court challenge begins”
- SourceThe Times of IndiaIndiaLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The Times of IndiaSourceThe Times of IndiaIndiaLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The Times of India
- SourceChannelnewsasiaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at ChannelnewsasiaSourceChannelnewsasiaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at Channelnewsasia
“Reddit blasts Australia's 'inept' social media ban as court challenge begins”
- SourceAl JazeeraQatarLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Al JazeeraSourceAl JazeeraQatarLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Al Jazeera
“Australia’s High Court hears bid to overturn under-16s social media ban”
- SourceThe IndependentUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The IndependentSourceThe IndependentUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The Independent
“Australia's highest court hears challenges to social media ban for children”
- SourceThe New York TimesUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The New York TimesSourceThe New York TimesUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The New York Times
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Major international news outlets are following the case.