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

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

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

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 ...

About 550,000 accounts were blocked by Meta during the first days of Australia's landmark social media ban for kids. In ...

Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Jan. 12 to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it ...

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

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

The company said it will comply with the law but urged more policy dialogue, arguing that app-by-app age verification is ...

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

More than half a million Australian children have been kicked off Facebook and Instagram by Meta to comply with Australia's ...

Since the legislation came into force on December 10, 2025, Australia has required major platforms, including Meta, TikTok, ...