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Legal challenge to Australia's social media ban to start in High Court

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Two days of hearings on a challenge to Australia's landmark social media ban for children will begin at the country's highest court on Tuesday.

In a major test of the world-leading policy, a digital rights group will argue that the ban for under-16s robs children of their right to free communication. A separate challenge launched by platform Reddit will be jointly heard.

Introduced last December, the ban is a key part of sweeping changes the Australian government has spearheaded in recent years on online safety.

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