Overview
- Reddit lodged a High Court application seeking to invalidate the Social Media Minimum Age law or to be excluded from the list of covered platforms.
- The company says it has implemented age‑assurance measures and will comply during the legal process, calling the statute intrusive and ineffective.
- The challenge argues the law infringes Australia’s implied freedom of political communication and forces privacy‑risking verification on adults and teens.
- The eSafety Commissioner has issued compulsory information notices to all 10 named services to report under‑16 account removals, with periodic checks to follow.
- A separate case by the Digital Freedom Project on behalf of two 15‑year‑olds is already before the courts, with a preliminary hearing set for late February.