The kids are offline.
Following Australia’s social media ban for children under 16 taking effect last month, Meta says it has now removed almost 550,000 Instagram, Facebook, and Threads accounts that it believes were run by kids under that age threshold. Despite its compliance, Meta is still voicing opposition to the law. [Image: I’m frankly shocked that so many youngsters had a Facebook account to begin with. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/Screenshot-2026-01-12-110355.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
Following Australia’s social media ban for children under 16 taking effect last month, Meta says it has now removed almost 550,000 Instagram, Facebook, and Threads accounts that it believes were run by kids under that age threshold. Despite its compliance, Meta is still voicing opposition to the law.
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