Case filed Friday morning in Australia, two days after world-leading ban came into effect

Reddit has filed a challenge the under-16s social media ban in the high court, filing its case on Friday morning, two days after implementing age restrictions on its website.

The company said in a post on Friday that while Reddit agrees with protecting people under 16, “this law has the unfortunate effect of forcing intrusive and potentially insecure verification processes on adults as well as minors, isolating teens from the ability to engage in age-appropriate community experiences (including political discussions), and creating an illogical patchwork of which platforms are included and which aren’t”.

It added: “As the Australian Human Rights Commission put it, ‘There are less restrictive alternatives available that could achieve the aim of protecting children and young people from online harms, but without having such a significant negative impact on other human rights.’

”Lastly, this law is applied to Reddit inaccurately, since we’re a forum primarily for adults and we don’t have the traditional social media features the government has taken issue with.”

Case filed Friday morning in Australia, two days after world-leading ban came into effect

Reddit has filed a challenge the under-16s social media ban in the high court, filing its case on Friday morning, two days after implementing age restrictions on its website.

The company said in a post on Friday that while Reddit agrees with protecting people under 16, “this law has the unfortunate effect of forcing intrusive and potentially insecure verification processes on adults as well as minors, isolating teens from the ability to engage in age-appropriate community experiences (including political discussions), and creating an illogical patchwork of which platforms are included and which aren’t”.

It added: “As the Australian Human Rights Commission put it, ‘There are less restrictive alternatives available that could achieve the aim of protecting children and young people from online harms, but without having such a significant negative impact on other human rights.’

”Lastly, this law is applied to Reddit inaccurately, since we’re a forum primarily for adults and we don’t have the traditional social media features the government has taken issue with.”

Case filed Friday morning in Australia, two days after world-leading ban came into effect

Reddit has filed a challenge the under-16s social media ban in the high court, filing its case on Friday morning, two days after implementing age restrictions on its website.

The company said in a post on Friday that while Reddit agrees with protecting people under 16, “this law has the unfortunate effect of forcing intrusive and potentially insecure verification processes on adults as well as minors, isolating teens from the ability to engage in age-appropriate community experiences (including political discussions), and creating an illogical patchwork of which platforms are included and which aren’t”.

It added: “As the Australian Human Rights Commission put it, ‘There are less restrictive alternatives available that could achieve the aim of protecting children and young people from online harms, but without having such a significant negative impact on other human rights.’

”Lastly, this law is applied to Reddit inaccurately, since we’re a forum primarily for adults and we don’t have the traditional social media features the government has taken issue with.”