Meta warns Australia’s under-16 social media ban isn’t effective — after banning nearly 550K accounts

The tech giant said it removed 544,052 suspected under-16 accounts across Instagram, Facebook and Threads between Dec. 4 and ...

Meta Removes 544K Teen Accounts Under Australia’s Ban

The tech titan isn't celebrating this compliance milestone. Instead, it launched a scathing attack on the legislation.

Meta urges Australia to rethink under-16 social media ban after blocking over 500,000 accounts

Meta highlighted that many Australian teens are circumventing its new social media ban by using alternative platforms such as ...

Meta removes 500,000 youth accounts under Australia's new social media ban

Meta has removed more than half a million social media accounts belonging to Australians under the age of 16, the company ...

Meta closes 550,000 accounts to comply with Australia's kids social media ban

To comply with Australia's under-16 social media ban, Meta said in a Medium blog that it has shut down nearly 550,00 accounts ...

Australia’s Social Media Ban Driving Teens to 'Darker Corners,' Meta Warns

The Australian government, which faces fines of up to $49.5 million AUD for non-compliant platforms, remains firm in its ...

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 ...

Meta slams social media ban after wiping 544k accounts

A month into Australia’s social media ban, the world’s biggest social media company says it’s taken down 544,000 Instagram, ...

50K users say Meta wrongly shut down their Facebook, Instagram accounts over ‘heinous’ accusations

Even though they deny any misconduct, tens of thousands of people have been flagged for "pretty heinous" accusations.

Meta deletes 550,000 accounts as Australia enforces child social media ban

Meta Platforms Inc. said it has removed almost 550,000 accounts in Australia to comply with the new rules. The action covers ...

Meta complies with the law but questions whether blanket bans make children safer

Australia's under-16 social media ban came into effect on December 10, just over a year after the legislation was passed. It requires Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, ...

Meta Calls for Calm Amidst Instagram Password Reset Panic

“Don’t Panic.” This isn’t “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” but Meta’s latest guide to Instagram. Meta has sought to ...