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

Source: Economic Times TechNovember 3, 2026
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Reddit's legal team challenged Australia's world-first social media age restriction law at the country's top court. The platform's lawyer argued the legislation was "ill thought out" and constituted a "profound restriction on political debate." The case marks the first major legal challenge to the controversial teen social media ban.

Key points

  • Reddit challenges Australia's teen social media ban in top court
  • Platform argues law is poorly designed and restricts political expression
  • First major legal test of Australia's world-first social media age restriction

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