The federal government's ban on under-16s having social media accounts reduces their political communication on social media to passively receiving information and deprives them of an effective way to change public opinion, Reddit argued in a newly published reply in its High Court of Australia challenge to the ban.
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Reddit Hits Back At Gov't In Social Media Ban High Court Case

By Antony Scholefield

The federal government's ban on under-16s having social media accounts reduces their political communication on social media to passively receiving information and deprives them of an effective way to change public opinion, Reddit argued in a newly published reply in its High Court of Australia challenge to the ban.

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Shine Investigating Class Action Over NEXTDC Forecasts

By Garry West

Shine Lawyers said Monday it is investigating whether NEXTDC misled investors with its earnings forecasts and failed to disclose major changes affecting its business ahead of a possible class action, as the data centre developer's chairman said he would step down following a share price plunge.

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Federal Courts Review Alleged Transcript Data Breach

By Emma Knuckey

The Attorney-General's Department told Senate estimates on Monday that CyberCX's September report to the Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court investigated alleged unauthorised offshore transcript transfers by a failed provider, raising concerns about overseas access to sensitive court information.

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