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High Court to hear challenge to under-16s social media ban
Australia's world-first social media ban for users under 16 will face its first major legal challenge in the High Court today, nearly a year after taking effect.
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Event date
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Coverage
11 outlets · 11 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Australia, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Qatar
English
Countries concerned
Australia
Technology · intensity 0.0 · tone 0.00
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (70%); silent in Global South.
Western 70%Sino-Russian & BRICS 10%Arab-Muslim world 20%Global South 0%
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- Confirmed by 10 outlets in 6 countries.
- Ignored by Global South.
- Propagation: first reported by ABC Australia (Australia), . 6 outlets republished 2 headlines word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
Western
- High Court to hear challenge to under-16s social media banABC Australia · Australia
- Reddit and libertarian group challenge Australia’s under-16s social media ban in high courtThe Guardian · United Kingdom
Sino-Russian & BRICS
- High Court hears bid to overturn Australia social media banchinadailyhk.com · Hong Kong
Arab-Muslim world
- Australia’s High Court hears bid to overturn under-16s social media banAl Jazeera · Qatar
- Reddit, rights group challenge Australia’s ban on social media accounts for under-16sMalay Mail · Malaysia
Global South
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
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Event sources
- High Court to hear challenge to under-16s social media banABC AustraliaAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
- Reddit and libertarian group challenge Australia’s under-16s social media ban in high courtThe GuardianRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → AustraliaEnglish
- High Court hears bid to overturn Australia social media banThe New Zealand HeraldNouvelle-ZélandeNew Zealand → AustraliaEnglish
- High Court contest over social media ban tests children’s right to political free speechBrisbane TimesAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
- High Court contest over social media ban tests children’s right to political free speechWAtodayAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
- High Court contest over social media ban tests children’s right to political free speechThe Sydney Morning HeraldAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
- High Court contest over social media ban tests children’s right to political free speechThe AgeAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
- Australia’s High Court hears bid to overturn under-16s social media banAl JazeeraQatarQatar → AustraliaEnglish
- Reddit, rights group challenge Australia’s ban on social media accounts for under-16sMalay MailMalaisieMalaysia → AustraliaEnglish
- High Court hears bid to overturn Australia social media banchinadailyhk.comHong KongHong Kong → AustraliaUnknown language