Posted Aug 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM UTCEExternal LinkMeta has removed over 750,000 underage accounts in Australia.In the months since Australia’s social media ban, Meta says it has blocked 462,000 Instagram accounts and 294,000 Facebook accounts that appeared to belong to users under 16, according to Bloomberg. “Enforcement is ongoing, and these numbers will continue to grow,” the company says.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Emma Roth
Meta has removed over 750,000 underage accounts in Australia.
In the months since Australia’s social media ban, Meta says it has blocked 462,000 Instagram accounts and 294,000 Facebook accounts that appeared to belong to users under 16, according to Bloomberg. “Enforcement is ongoing, and these numbers will continue to grow,” the company says. [Link: Meta Says It’s Shut Down 750,000 Youth Accounts in Australia | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-13/meta-says-it-s-shut-down-750-000-under-16-accounts-in-australia | Bloomberg]
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