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High Court confronts messy world of lurking in social media ban case

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 03, 2026 • 05:04 AM
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Reddit has argued that the Albanese government rushed its signature restrictions on children using its platform, preventing them from forming political views.

High Court confronts messy world of lurking in social media ban case

Reddit says the Albanese government’s ban on social media access for children was ineptly put in place and is preventing users under the age of 16 from forming political views as it argued in the High Court for the world-first restrictions rolled out less than a year ago to be repealed.

In hearings that began on Tuesday, lawyers acting for the social media platform that bills itself as the heart of the internet said the “expedited” way that the changes had passed parliament created significant issues.

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