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Australia’s High Court Begins Hearing Challenges to Social Media Ban for Under-16s

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Australia’s High Court Begins Hearing Challenges to Social Media Ban for Under-16s

Legal challenges brought by Reddit and advocacy groups argue that Australia's landmark law prohibiting children under 16 from social media is unconstitutional.

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Legal challenges brought by Reddit and advocacy groups argue that Australia's landmark law prohibiting children under 16 from social media is unconstitutional.

Australia's landmark social media ban for under-16s faces challenges in court over accusations that it amounts to censorship and creates privacy issues. Online giant Reddit and advocacy group Digital Freedom Project argue ban is unconstitutional.

The Independent reported the story as "‘Famous’ man loses legal bid to keep name secret over sex claims." Sky News reported the story as "Australia's social media ban challenged by Reddit and rights group in court."

3 sources have covered this story, including The Independent, Sky News and Al Jazeera English. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 3 hours ago.

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LEFTCENTERRIGHTfirst report+15m+1h+3h+6hAl Jazeera English (Qatar) · firstSky News (United Kingdom) · +6.7hThe Independent (United Kingdom) · +7.2h

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