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

Noah Jones, 15, is one of two teens challenging Australia’s social media ban, which introduced age restrictions on platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, X and Reddit, in the nation’s highest court. Photograph: Joel Pratley/The Guardian

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.