Australia admitted in the High Court that its under-16 social media ban and age verification law burdens political speech. Tasmania argued Parliament shouldn’t need evidence of harm. The Northern Territory said political participation can cost you your privacy. The ban is supposed to keep kids off social media. It also makes every adult prove their age to post. The kids found a way around it, but the adults are still stuck with it.

Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights

Australia Concedes Social Media Ban Burdens Political Communication

The government’s defense is a remarkably candid admission dressed in constitutional understatement.