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Meta Removes 756,000 Underage Accounts in Australia
Meta announced the removal of over 756,000 accounts belonging to minors under the age of 16 on Facebook and Instagram in Australia since the implementation of the country's first-ever ban on children's accounts. This move aims to comply with regulations that impose restrictions on social media usage by children. The figures include 462,000 accounts on Instagram and 294,000 on Facebook closed between December 2025 and June 2026, along with more than 331,000 accounts on Instagram and 173,000 on Facebook that were removed prior to that. The Australian government proposed this law to protect children’s mental and physical health, but data indicates that over 80% of children under 16 continued to use these platforms despite the ban. Authorities now plan to pursue additional legal actions against platforms that have not adequately complied.
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