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Coverage dated November 19, 2025

Facebook, Instagram to begin following ban for Australians under 16

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Australian children under 16 will have their Facebook, Threads and Instagram accounts deactivated by Dec. 10, as Meta begins complying with a new law.

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  1. UPI

    Facebook, Instagram to begin following ban for Australians under 16 (opens UPI)

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    Australian children under 16 will have their Facebook, Threads and Instagram accounts deactivated by Dec. 10, as Meta begins complying with a new law.

  2. Digital Journal

    Meta to remove under-16 Australians from Facebook, Instagram on December 4 (opens Digital Journal)

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    Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on December 4, tech giant Meta said.

  3. Breitbart News

    Mark Zuckerberg's Meta to Deactivate Instagram Accounts of Australian Teens Ahead of Social Media Ban (opens Breitbart News)

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    Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, and Threads, has started notifying Australian users aged between 13 and 15 that their accounts will be shut down before the country's upcoming social media ban for teens under the age of 16 takes effect in December.

  4. Time

    Meta Removes Under-16 Users Before Australia’s Ban (opens Time)

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    Meta is kicking users under 16 off Facebook, Instagram, and Threads as Australia prepares to enforce the world’s first social media age ban

  5. NBC News

    Under-16s lose access to Instagram and Facebook in Australia ahead of landmark social media ban (opens NBC News)

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    Meta announced Thursday that it will close the Instagram and Facebook accounts of Australian users under age 16 early next month as the country’s landmark social media ban begins to take effect

  6. Al Jazeera

    Meta sets date to remove Australians under 16 from Instagram, Facebook (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    ‘Soon, you’ll no longer be able to use Facebook’, Meta said in messages it sent to young people ahead of the ban.

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