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Coverage dated November 25, 2025

Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge

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The Australian government says children under 16 will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a legal challenge. The Sydney-based rights advocate Digital Freedom Project on Wednesday filed a constitutional challenge in the High Court against the law, which is due to take effect o…

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    The Australian government says children under 16 will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a legal challenge. The Sydney-based rights advocate Digital Freedom Project on Wednesday filed a constitutional challenge in the High Court against the law, which is due to take effect o…

  2. Breitbart News

    Australia’s Social Media Ban Challenged by Teens in High Court (opens Breitbart News)

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    Two 15 year-old Australian teenagers are challenging the country's upcoming social media ban at the nation's High Court.

  3. UPI

    Teens fight social media ban in Australian high court (opens UPI)

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    Two Australian teens, along with a rights organization, are fighting the country's social media ban for those under 16 in the country's supreme court.

  4. NBC News

    Australian teenagers ask High Court to block social media ban (opens NBC News)

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    A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s highest court, two weeks before the world-first law is set to take effect.

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