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Australia removes 4.7M kids from social media platforms

Australia removes 4.7M kids from social media platforms in first month of historic ban

Australia says millions of underage social media accounts were shut down in the first month after a sweeping new ban on users under 16 took effect.

Mathrubhumi English · 2h

Under-16s off Facebook, Instagram, TikTok: Australia enforces world-first social media ban

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Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children

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Social media giants remove 4.7m underage users in first days of Australian ban

Social media giants have deactivated more than 4.7m underage accounts within days of Australia’s groundbreaking under-16 ban taking effect.

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Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia ban for children

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Bipartisan support grows for nationwide ban on social media for teens

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Early picture of social media ban’s bite

Meta said between December 4 and 11, it had taken down 330,639 Instagram accounts, 173,497 Facebook accounts and 39,916 Threads accounts it believed belonged to people younger than 16.

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Ofsted chief backs Australia-style social media ban for children

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Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month

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TikTok to strengthen age-verification technology across EU

TikTok will begin to roll out new age-verification technology across the EU in the coming weeks, as calls for an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow in countries including the UK.

TikTok to Roll Out Stronger Age Verification Across the EU

TikTok, and other major platforms popular with young people, are coming under increasing pressure to better identify and remove accounts.

Yahoo

Meta, TikTok, and Snap to Comply with Australia's Under-16 Social Media Ban

In a parliamentary session Tuesday, the companies confirmed they will begin notifying affected users and preparing to deactivate underage accounts. Meta said it had identified about 450,000 users under 16 across Instagram and Facebook. TikTok estimated ...