Forum site Reddit has filed a case that seeks to exempt itself from Australia’s ban on children under 16 holding social media accounts.

Reddit went straight to Australia’s ultimate jurisdiction, the High Court, with two arguments.

The first is that Australia’s constitution includes an implied freedom of political communication that exists to ensure Australians can “exercise a free and informed choice as electors.” Reddit argues that banning kids from social media infringes that freedom.

“The political views of children inform the electoral choices of many current electors, including their parents and their teachers, as well as others interested in the views of those soon to reach the age of maturity,” the company’s court filing states. “Preventing children from communicating their polit

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