Reddit attacks Australia’s ‘inept’ social media ban — as the government says it’s pushing back against ‘sustained ideological attack’

Reddit wants to overturn Australia’s social media ban for under-16s

It is challenging the law in the Australian High Court

Government says it’s defending the law from "sustained ideological attack"

In late 2025, Australia became the first nation in the world to ban social media for under-16s — and as you would expect, that hasn’t gone down particularly well with the app makers affected. Reddit, for example, has issued a stinging rebuke to the…