Legal challenge to Australia's social media ban to start in High Court
A rights group will argue the world-leading policy robs under-16s of their right to free communication.
Two days of hearings on a challenge to Australia's landmark social media ban for children will begin at the country's highest court on Tuesday.
In a major test of the world-leading policy, a digital rights group will argue that the ban for under-16s robs children of their right to free communication. A separate challenge launched by platform Reddit will be jointly heard.
Introduced last December, the ban is a key part of sweeping changes the Australian government has spearheaded in recent years on online safety.
The company said it shared Australia's goal of protecting young people online "but there are better and more effective ways" than a ban.