<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas is seeking to be heard in a High Court challenge against Australia's incoming social media ban for under-16s. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The premier visited an Adelaide school today, where he addressed students and defended the ban in an effort to garner support for the contentious legislation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, with the ban just eight days away, student reactions have been mixed. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/dr-ashley-gordon-killer-sentenced-to-17-years-jail-over-stabbing-melbourne/44bd0c69-5daa-4abb-8845-2e3a34ceea63"><strong><span>Family's 'life term' but killer could walk in 12 years</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It will definitely be better for teens' health but there is also a lot of cons because you are taking away a lot of things that people use in their everyday lives," high schooler Carmeli Varricchio said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The legislation has been challenged in the High Court by 15-year-olds Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, with the support of NSW Libertarian MP John Ruddick.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Left-wing governments around the world, including Mr Malinauskas, crave the power to censor the internet... that's what we are seeing," Ruddick said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/peter-malinauskas-social-media-ban-high-court-challenge/bc56352a-ccf6-4a82-a5ec-4b3cbd9e9a7c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/park-waves-festival-australia-cancelled/9d6565b7-a83c-42da-a502-d807022ebae7"><strong><span>'We're gutted': Organisers pull plug on Aussie music festival</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The premier defended the ban, and said he wanted to be heard in the High Court challenge, more than a year after first proposing the legislation at a state level.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We know that every single day that goes by where social media companies are acting unregulated is another day where Australian kids are done harm," Malinauskas said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ruddick has sought a High Court injunction to prevent the ban from taking effect next week, which is yet to be ruled on.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His full case will be heard next year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of</span></em><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>