Reddit fights Australia's social media ban
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What is Reddit's lawsuit against Australia's social media ban about?
Reddit has filed a lawsuit calling for Australia's social media ban for under-16s to be declared invalid. The text-based forum is one of 10 online platforms covered by the ban, which came into force on Wednesday. From Sydney, here's Katie Watson. This is the second high court challenge that the government's faced. Just last month, two teenagers also launched a legal challenge against this bill. And it's just, what, two days after the law came into force. But of course, I think, you know, the government was bracing itself for these legal challenges. The government has said repeatedly that it's not going to be threatened by these legal challenges. It will fight in the courts, that it's on the side of the parents, not the platforms.
But it's, of course, a law that's caused a lot of discussion around.
How does the Australian government justify the social media ban for children?
about how best to protect young people, but also how to go about it and who's responsible for protecting the children. Is it the platforms? Is it the government? Is it the parents? Katie Watson. The United States has imposed new sanctions on six ships it says are carrying Venezuelan oil, as well as more individuals connected to President Nicolas Maduro. It comes a day after US forces seized a tanker off the coast of Venezuela. The White House has since confirmed it will take the oil from the vessel. President Trump has suggested that the US may start striking alleged drugs traffickers on land. US forces have been attacking boats off Venezuela's coast for months, killing dozens of people. Okay, let's do the numbers.
The UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% in October. Among other pressures, the cyber attack at Jaguar Land Rover continued to affect car production, and Japan's Sumitomo said it will invest $1.3 billion into renewable power projects in India. It hopes to take advantage of growing demand from major industrial users. The South Korean cryptocurrency boss Do Kwon has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the United States after his fraud conviction following the failure of his company Terraform Labs. It attracted huge funding with its so-called stablecoins, but wiped out $40 billion of investors' money when it collapsed in 2022. Soccer's world governing body FIFA is facing calls to halt some ticket sales for the next Football World Cup after fans branded high prices a monumental betrayal.
Football Supporters Europe, a fan association, said it was astonished by what it called the extortionate cost imposed on dedicated supporters. Peru is home to Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca city in the Andes Mountains. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which attracts around 1.5 million visitors every year, making it very lucrative for the Peruvian government, which receives most of the ticket money. But there are conflicts about how that money is being spent and whether it's benefiting the tourists and the locals. The BBC's Jane Chambers reports from Peru. Tourists come here from all over the world and stay in hotels, eat at the restaurants and buy local souvenirs. They're a major source of income for the town, as the mayor of Machu Picchu district, Elvis Latorre, explains.
We're in his office just off the main square, where tourists pose for selfies by the fountain. Around 95% of our economy comes from tourism. A general adult ticket to Machu Picchu costs around $45, but the mayor says the money ends up elsewhere. 90% of all ticket sales go to the Ministry of Culture, 10% stay here in the district and are spent on things like security, health, education and keeping things clean. He wants the allocation of money to change. We want to receive a bigger percentage of the money and for it to stay here in the Cusco region so that we can improve services for tourists here in Machu Picchu and in the rest of the region. I contacted Peru's Ministry of Culture for a response to the comments made by Mayor Elvis Latorre, but haven't had a reply.
The train to and from Aguas Calientes is a magical journey through lush tropical landscapes with brightly coloured flowers and snow-capped mountains in the distance.
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