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Meta begins banning Australian children from Instagram and Facebook

2025-12-04 10:21:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Meta begins banning Australian children from Instagram and Facebook

Meta has begun removing Australian children under 16 from its Instagram, Facebook and Threads platforms, a week before the official social media ban for teenagers begins.

The tech giant announced last month that it had begun notifying users aged 13 to 15 that their accounts would begin to be closed from December 4.

About 150,000 Facebook users and 350,000 Instagram accounts are expected to be affected. The apps, similar to X, can only be accessed through an Instagram account.

Australia's social media ban, the first in the world, begins on December 10, with companies facing fines of up to A$49.5 million (US$33 million, £25 million) if they fail to take "reasonable steps" to stop people under 16 from opening accounts.

A Meta spokesman told the BBC on Thursday that "implementation of the law will be an ongoing and multi-layered process."

"While Meta is committed to enforcing the law, we believe a more effective, standardized and privacy-preserving approach is needed," the spokesperson said./ CNA, translated by BBC





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