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 Australia’s under-16s social media ban, due to begin on Wednesday, but says it is “legally erroneous” and “arbitrary” in its effect.The company argued to the eSafety commissioner that its platform was a source of information, not primarily social media. Continue reading...