Fifteen-year-old Noah hasn’t been kicked off any social media platforms – he’s still fighting Australia’s under-16 ban in court

Millions of accounts have been deactivated since the ban came into effect in December, but Noah Jones found it was easily circumvented Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Since Australia’s under-16s social media ban began four months ago, Noah Jones’s online experience has been “pretty much the same”. The 15-year-old Sydneysider says he hasn’t been kicked off any social media platform since the policy came into effect late last year. “[I] had a minor inconvenience on Instagram but then got past it,” he says. “One of my mates got banned on Snapchat but then got around it.” “That’s pretty much my whole experience of the ban.” But Jones is one of two teens challenging the social media ban in Australia’s highest court – part of the Digital Freedom Project high court challenge that is due to be heard later this year. The case is being fought on the grounds that Australians have a constitutional implied right to freedom of political communication, and the ban will prevent teens under 16 from engaging in political communication on social media platforms. Jones’s online experience s