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Reddit, one of the largest social media platforms, has made its case amid the social media ban on teens currently being enforced in Australia. The platform has argued that it is not like other actual social media websites, as it seeks to overturn its ban. Reddit and other social media websites were banned in line with an Australian law banning children under 16 years from accessing social media. In seeking to overturn the ban, Reddit has filed a lawsuit with Australia’s top court, arguing that the law, which went into effect on December 10, limits free political discourse by preventing children from sharing their views online. The platform has also urged the court to overturn the law. Reddit files lawsuit to overturn Australia’s social media teen ban According to its plea, Reddit made it clear that if the court did not overturn the legislation, the platform should be exempted from the law. It notes that this is due in part to the platform not meeting the legislation’s definition of a “social media platform.” The platform is essentially asking the Australian High Court to address some of the questions that were raised about the legislation. The legislation mandated that up to 10 major social media platforms deactivate accounts belonging to users under 16 years old. In addition to the deactivation, the platforms were also asked to prevent such users from accessing the application, a development that critics have argued as “infringing on children’s rights.” It has also seen companies raising questions about what is defined as “social media.” In its statement, Reddit called itself “a collection of public fora arranged by subject,” bringing up the definition of the word “social” in its filing to make its case that it is not the sole or major purpose of Reddit to enable interactions…