Wells under fire for fresh travel expense revelation; Reddit expected to challenge government’s social media ban in court
Reddit is expected to appeal to the Supreme Court against Australia’s social media ban on under-16s. Australian Financial Review reported.
The imprint reports that the $67 billion platform, which hosts anonymous discussion forums, has appointed attorney Perry Herzfeld, SC, backed by law firm Thomson Geer, to handle the case.
Reddit has appointed lawyers to appeal to the Supreme Court against Australia’s social media ban on under-16s. Credit: Bloomberg
A Reddit spokesperson said in response to the allegations: “Our only decision is to comply with the law.”
The platform released a statement this morning explaining how it plans to comply with the ban, but highlighted its concerns about the new restrictions and called their application “legally flawed.”
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“We are concerned about the potential consequences of legislation such as Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age Act. We believe strongly in an open internet and the continued availability of quality information, knowledge, resources and community building for everyone, including young people.
That’s why Reddit has always been and remains available for anyone to read, even if they don’t have an account.”
“This law, which limits account eligibility and imposes identity tests on internet use, undermines everyone’s rights to both freedom of expression and privacy, as well as account-specific protections. We also believe that the application of the law to Reddit (a pseudonymous, text-based forum primarily used by adults) is arbitrary, legally flawed, and goes far beyond the Australian Parliament’s original intent, especially when other obvious platforms are exempt.”
