Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban

Meta takes down 540,000 accounts due to Australian social media ban

SYDNEY: Meta has deactivated more than half a million accounts in Australia as a result of the world's first social media ban for under 16s, the company announced on Monday.

Meta shuts 544,000 accounts for kids under Australia’s social media ban

Companies face fines of $42.6 million if they fail to take “reasonable steps” to comply. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Australia social media ban: Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under new law

The new law, which came into effect in December, is aimed at protecting children from online harm.

Meta slams Australia's social media ban as it blocks child accounts

File photo More than half a million accounts have been wiped from Facebook, Instagram and Threads since Australia's under-16s were banned from social media in December.

One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce blasts social media ban for doing ‘more harm’

The MP said it targets the wrong problem as Meta reveals 500K accounts have been removed.