# Australia rushed through ‘ill-thought-out’ under-16s social media ban, Reddit argues as high court challenge begins

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-03T04:04:28+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/03/reddit-under-16s-social-media-ban-australia-high-court
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/australia-rushed-through-ill-thought-out-under-16s-social-media-ban-re-83767e/

Reddit challenges ban on grounds it impinges implied freedom of political communications for teens The Australian government’s rush to pass the under-16s social media ban legislation in 2024 led to “ill-thought-out, over-broad legislation” that has since been narrowed after Reddit sued the government, lawyers for the social media company told the high court on Tuesday. Reddit, one of the top ten w

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