Reddit launches legal challenge against the Australian Under 16 social media ban

Reddit challenges Australia's social media ban for under-16s

Reddit has filed a High Court challenge alleging that Australia's social media restrictions are being applied to the company inaccurately.

Australia’s under 16 social media ban which started today isn’t going so well. This ban was never going to work and children are bypassing the checks fairly easily. I’ve personally heard of four 13-15 year olds that could reactivate Snapchat accounts simply by setting their date of birth so they are older than 16 and completing a facial scan age verification which “confirmed” they were old enough. I’ve also heard many reports of under 16s still on TikTok without even having to do anything to bypass the ban, and YouTube accounts that were flagged for suspension that are still active.

Age verification errors, beauty tricks see under-16s still having social media access

It's day one of the social media ban, but dozens of parents have told the ABC their children have already been able to get around the restrictions.

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