"In the court filing, Reddit is challenging the validity of the law that it said "infringes the implied freedom of political communication." The company pointed to its platform's age rating of "17+" on the Apple App Store, saying verifying age at the app store level is better than requiring each platform to carry out checks. Reddit said it agreed that children under the age of 16 should be protected."
""Unlike other platforms included under this law, the vast majority of Redditors are adults, we don't market or target advertising to children under 18," the platform said in a statement. "Simply put, users under 16 are not a substantial market segment for Reddit and we don't intend them to be." Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's government declined to directly comment, but said it stood "on the side of Australian parents and kids, not platforms.""
Reddit launched a High Court challenge to Australia's law banning children under 16 from having social media accounts. The ban came into effect on December 10 and is the first law of its kind globally. Reddit argues the law infringes the implied freedom of political communication and points to its "17+" rating on the Apple App Store, saying app-store level verification is preferable to platform-level checks. The company warns that intrusive and potentially insecure verification processes could isolate older teens and young adults from age-appropriate community experiences, including political discussions. Reddit states most of its users are adults and users under 16 are not a substantial market segment. The government said it stands on the side of Australian parents and kids, not platforms.
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