Tag: Social Media Age Ban

Reddit mounts legal challenge against social media ban

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Reddit has launched a High Court bid to overturn Australia’s teen social media ban on privacy and free speech grounds, just days after the world-first laws took effect on...

AI agenda should not clash with online safety laws: Anika Wells

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Communications minister Anika Wells has defended the federal government’s competing artificial intelligence and online safety agendas, saying it will be possible to pursue AI sector growth alongside tighter regulatory...

Teens ask High Court to block social media ban

Posted on   |  by Christine Chen
A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s highest court, two weeks before the world-first law is set to...

Amazon’s Twitch added to Aussie social media ban

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Twitch, the live-streaming platform owned by Amazon, has been added to Australia’s world-first social media age ban, the eSafety Commission has announced, leaving the tech company just 19 days...

Experts cast more doubt on age assurance tech

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The government’s search and social media age restrictions have prompted sharp warnings from academics, industry groups and civil society organisations, who argue the age assurance technologies being relied on...