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X challenges Australia's under-16 social media ban as unlawful

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Express Tribune ·

Australia's law barring under-16s from social media took effect in December. Elon Musk's X argues the ban violates international law and free expression. The case tests global efforts to regulate minors' online access.

Meridian48 take
Musk's free-speech absolutism clashes with Australia's child safety push, but the legal merits of his international-law argument remain untested.
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