Reddit to comply with Australia’s ‘legally erroneous’ under-16 social media ban
Platform to introduce age-prediction model analysing users but argued to eSafety commissioner it was a source of information not a social media platformFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastReddit will comply with...
<p>Platform to introduce age-prediction model analysing users but argued to eSafety commissioner it was a source of information not a social media platform</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/09/australia-news-live-aukus-submarine-wong-marles-rubio-hegseth-anika-wells-family-travel-benefit-social-media-ban-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Reddit will comply with Australia’s under-16s social media ban, due to begin on Wednesday, but says it is “legally erroneous” and “arbitrary” in its effect.</p><p>The company argued to the eSafety commissioner that its platform was a source of information, not primarily social media.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/09/reddit-to-comply-with-australias-legally-erroneous-under-16-social-media-ban">Continue reading...</a>
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