{"id":"ffc33eef-aba9-4f7c-9690-fb405c1c3951","url":"https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/australia-reddit-blasts-social-media-ban-6515446","domain":"channelnewsasia.com","outlet":{"name":"Channel News Asia","country":"SG","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Reddit blasts Australia's 'inept' social media ban as court challenge begins","plainHeadline":"Reddit challenges Australia's teen social media ban in High Court","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Reddit and a libertarian group brought a High Court challenge against the law.","The law bans large social platforms from letting under-16s have accounts.","Reddit described the ban as ill thought out and a profound restriction on political debate.","They argue the law fails to restrict other online services and lacks specific safeguards.","The government has increased fines and is preparing enforcement actions against major platforms."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-11-03T06:23:47.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-11-03T06:33:10.904Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/859d6176-a2af-43fb-bf6f-830b9606c996","storyId":"859d6176-a2af-43fb-bf6f-830b9606c996","image":"https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--sEFRHO9N--/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/v1/one-cms/core/2026-11-03T061421Z_4_LYNXNPEMA207O_RTROPTP_3_SOCIALMEDIA-TRIAL-TEENS.JPG?itok=iuIJA1SC","author":null,"dek":"Reddit and a libertarian advocacy group have taken to the High Court to contest the Australian law, which bans large social media platforms from letting under-16s have an account."}