By Saloni Sinha ( December 12, 2025, 08:23 GMT | Insight) -- The US-based tech company Reddit has filed proceedings in Australia’s top court, arguing that the country’s new law restricting access to social media platforms for under-16s, which came into effect on Dec. 10, is “invalid.” In documents filed in the High Court of Australia on Friday, Reddit argued that the Social Media Minimum Age, passed in 2024, “infringes the implied freedom of political communication.” The US-based tech company Reddit has filed proceedings in Australia’s top court, arguing that the country’s new law restricting access to social media platforms for under-16s, which came into effect on Dec. 10, is “invalid.”...
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