Meta Removes Over 750,000 Australian Teen Accounts Ahead of Social Media Ban
Meta announced it has removed 756,000 accounts belonging to Australian teenagers under 16 years old. This action comes as Australia prepares to enforce a ban on social media access for minors.
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Meta Says It’s Shut Down 750,000 Under-16 Accounts in Australia
Meta Platforms Inc. says it has removed access to more than 750,000 Instagram and Facebook accounts in Australia believed to belong to people under 16 since it began complying with the country’s landmark youth social media ban last year.
By Newley Purnell
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Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said it had taken down more than 750,000 accounts it suspected were held by Australians aged under 16 since a world-first ban on teen accounts, and promised more action in the face of possible regulatory intervention.
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The Australian government proposed the landmark law, which came into force on Dec 10, on concerns about social media's impact on the physical and mental health of children and young teens.
Read full article →Meta says it has taken down 756,000 Australian teen accounts as ban enforcement looms
Company says it has deactivated 462,000 suspect Instagram accounts and 294,000 suspect Facebook accounts
By Reuters
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Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms announced on Thursday it had taken down more than 750,000 accounts it suspected were held by Australians under 16 since a world-first...
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