Nearly 5 Million Accounts Removed Under Australia’s New Social Media Ban
4 hours ago · Nearly five million social media accounts belonging to Australian teenagers have been deactivated or removed, a month after a landmark law barring those younger than 16 from …
Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first ...
4 hours ago · Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect, …
Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban
3 days ago · About 550,000 accounts were blocked by Meta during the first days of Australia's landmark social media ban for kids. In December, a new law began requiring that the world's …
What is Australia's under-16 social media ban? The world-first law ...
Dec 5, 2025 · Australia's social media ban came into effect on 10 December 2025, restricting all users under 16 from holding accounts on major platforms including TikTok, Snapchat, …
Australian social media ban: Meta shuts 550,000 children’s …
3 days ago · Australia’s ban on social media usage for under 16s, a world’s first, came into effect on December 10.
Australia's social media ban for under-16s starts today. Here is …
Dec 10, 2025 · After months of build-up, the time has finally come. From today, Australians under the age of 16 are banned from having a social media account.
More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s …
4 hours ago · Data provided by social media platforms to the eSafety commissioner shows more than 4.7m accounts were deactivated, removed or restricted in the first few days of the under …
Millions of Australian children just lost access to social media.
Dec 9, 2025 · Children across Australia woke up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed to shelter those under 16 from addictive …
Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Takes Effect
Dec 9, 2025 · Hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Australia awoke Wednesday to find their social media accounts logged out or deactivated, under a new law that bars anyone younger …
Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban
3 days ago · About 550,000 accounts were blocked by Meta during the first days of Australia's landmark social media ban for kids. In December, a new law began requiring that the world's …
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