Australia’s High Court heard a challenge to a policy barring schoolchildren under 16 from using popular social media platforms.
Reddit and the advocacy group Digital Freedom Project argue the ban is unconstitutional, Al Jazeera reported. The BBC reported that a rights group plans to argue the policy denies under-16s a right to free communication.
The court challenge concerns Australia’s under-16 social media restrictions, which the New York Times said apply to popular platforms.
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Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): BBC (center), Nov 02, 19:12 UTC.
| Lean | Outlets | Articles | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left | 1 | 1 | New York Times |
| Center | 2 | 2 | Al Jazeera English, BBC |
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