Meta Bans Under-16s on Instagram, Facebook, Threads in Australia

Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, and Threads, will block users under sixteen in Australia by December tenth, following the countrys new social media ban for young teenagers. The company has started notifying users between thirteen and fifteen years old about account closures and will deactivate these accounts starting December fourth. This move impacts approximately three hundred fifty thousand Instagram users and one hundred fifty thousand Facebook users aged thirteen to fifteen in Australia. Meta plans to use age verification methods and a data minimization approach to comply with the ban, with Antigone Davis, Metas global head of safety, emphasizing that compliance will be an ongoing process. Affected teenagers will have the option to update their contact details to receive notifications once they turn sixteen. The Daily News Now! — Every city. Every story. AI-powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.