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Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week

Social media platforms must report monthly how many children’s accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week, a minister said Wednesday.

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Meta says starting to remove under-16s from social media in Australia

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The World Watches as Australia Prepares for Youth Social Media Ban

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Australia leads world with under-16 social media restriction

Starting December 10, Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, with Meta already deleting underage accounts and age verification being introduced on app stores.

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Australia’s social media ban explained and what it means for the UK

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Meta Begins Locking Out Under-16 Users as Australia Enforces World-First Social Media Ban

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YouTube says it will comply with Australia's teen social media ban

The Australian ban is being closely watched by other jurisdictions considering similar age-based measures, setting up a potential global precedent for how the mostly U.S. tech giants behind the bigges...

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Australia bans under-16s from social media with fines up to £24m for platforms

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YouTube attacks Australia's world-first social media ban

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Meta begins removing teen accounts in Australia

Meta began removing Australian teens younger than 16 from its platforms on Thursday to comply with the country's new law, which begins on Dec. 10.

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Meta starts deactivating kids' Facebook, Instagram accounts in Australia

Facebook and Instagram have begun deactivating accounts of children under the age of 16 in Australia, a week before the country's unprecedented teen social media ban will take effect. The apps are also blocking the creation of new accounts for under-16 users in Australia.

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Meta begins removing Australian under-16s from Instagram and Facebook

Meta begins removing Australian under-16s from Instagram and Facebook - Australia says the ban would be the first domino to fall in a global effort to rein in Big Tech

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Meta starts removing under-16s from social media in Australia

Tech giant Meta said Thursday it is starting to remove under-16s in Australia from Instagram, Threads and Facebook ahead of the country's world-first youth social media ban.

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After Australia, here is a list of countries considering TikTok and Instagram bans for teens

Australia is set to ban social media access for under-16s from 10 December, becoming the first democracy to take such action. The move has sparked global interest as countries weigh similar rules to protect young users amid rising concerns over online harm and platform safety.