Meta announced on August 13 that it has removed over 750,000 accounts in Australia that it believes may belong to users under the age of 16:
The removal of accounts began last December when the country implemented a ban on social media use for teens:
According to the company, from December to June, 462,000 suspicious Instagram accounts and 294,000 suspicious Facebook accounts were deactivated:
Meta stated that its goal is to comply with legal requirements, while Australia's internet regulator is considering the possibility of legal action:
Statistics from the Australian government show that in the first three months of the ban, over 80% of users under 16 continued to use social media:
This law was introduced to protect the health of children and teenagers:
