Australia disputes Reddit's claim of uncertain harm evidence in social-media ban case
By Saloni Sinha ( October 1, 2026, 06:45 GMT | Insight) -- Reddit’s challenge to Australia’s under-16 social media ban should be rejected despite uncertainty about the evidence linking social media use to harm, the government has told the country’s top court. In a recent submission to the High Court of Australia, the government argued that “credible risks” to children justify restricting under-16s’ social media accounts under the Social Media Minimum Age rules that came into effect in December 2025.Reddit’s challenge to Australia’s under-16 social media ban should be rejected despite uncertainty about the evidence linking social media use to harm, the government has told the country’s top court....
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