联邦政府向高等法院表示，其旨在允许用户选择退出算法的拟议法律，最终将产生与禁令相同的效果。
澳大利亚政府承认，在心理健康受损与社交媒体使用之间的联系达成科学共识之前，就实施了“世界领先”的16岁以下青少年社交媒体禁令，但辩称成瘾行为和焦虑等问题的“可信风险”证明了该政策的合理性。
Commonwealth tells high court its proposed laws to let users opt out of algorithms would ultimately have the same effect as the ban Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has conceded it implemented the “world-leading” under-16s social media ban before there was scientific consensus on the link between mental health harms and social media use, but argued the “credible risks” of issues such as addictive behaviours and anxiety justify the policy.
在为针对该禁令的高等法院诉讼进行辩护时，政府还辩称，其拟议的数字注意义务立法（允许用户选择退出算法等社交媒体功能）如果得以实施，最终将产生与禁令相同的效果。
In its defence against a high court challenge of the ban, the government has also argued its proposed digital duty of care legislation, allowing users to opt out of social media features such as algorithms, would ultimately have the same effect as the ban, if implemented.