US EditionMeta blocks 550,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban
Meta deactivated 544,052 accounts on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads to comply with Australia's ban aimed at protecting youths from harmful content and algorithms.
- On December 10, Meta deactivated 544,052 Australian accounts to comply with the under-16 social media ban during early-December removals.
- In 2024 the federal government passed minimum-age social media laws to protect youths from harmful content, following News Corp's Let Them Be Kids campaign and denying parental-consent exemptions.
- Meta reported platform-specific takedowns including 330,639 Instagram, 173,497 Facebook, and 39,916 Threads accounts between December 4 and 11, using government ID, facial age estimation, and age inference methods.
- Companies face fines of up to A$50 million if they fail to restrict under-16 accounts, while Meta warned the ban risks isolating vulnerable teens and pushing them to less regulated apps.
- Other countries are watching as Australia's policy prompts global interest, while Meta supports app stores requiring age checks and backs OpenAge Initiative's AgeKeys verification tools in coming months.
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One month after the entry into force of the social media ban for under-16s, the U.S. company (formerly Facebook) made its first assessment: 544.052 blocked teenage accounts. However, on the net, young people celebrate under the motto "I have survived the ban" their circumvention strategies.
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Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban
About 550,000 accounts were blocked by Meta during the first days of Australia’s landmark social media ban for kids.In December, a new law began requiring that the world’s most popular social media sites – including Instagram and Facebook – stop Australians aged under 16 from having accounts on their platforms.The ban, which is being watched closely around the world, was justified by campaigners and the government as necessary to protect childre…
While calling on the Australian government to reconsider this measure, Meta revealed that it had blocked more than 544,000 accounts belonging to minors under the age of 16 on its platforms.
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Blocks 550,000 Accounts in First Week of Australia's Teen Social Media Ban
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