Social media ban: Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down under-16 accounts in Australia as ban looms
by Josh Taylor Technology reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#71XPA)
Ban due to take effect next week, but Meta has started deactivating accounts already
Australia social media ban explained: everything you need to know
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Facebook and Instagram began shutting down half a million accounts of users under 16 years old on Thursday as the deadline for Australia's social media ban looms.
The under-16s social media ban is due to take effect from 10 December, but Meta alerted users last month that it would begin shutting down accounts from 4 December.
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