Australian court hears challenge to social media ban.
Major international news outlets are following the case.
OriginalSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished04:04 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished04:04 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“Australia rushed through ‘ill-thought-out’ under-16s social media ban, Reddit argues as high court challenge begins”
Australia challenges new under-16s social media ban in high court
Key points
- Reddit argues the 2024 ban was rushed and ill-thought-out, over-broad in scope.
- Court hearing discusses whether the ban impinges on under-16s political communication.
- Legislation passed within a week with only 24 hours of submissions.
- By December last year, over 5 million accounts across 10 platforms were suspended.
- New rules were introduced in March to add requirements like logged-in features and endless scroll.
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”
- 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”
- SourceSmhAustraliaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at SmhSourceSmhAustraliaLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at Smh
“High Court contest over social media ban tests children’s right to political free speech”
- 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.