Meta deactivates 550,000 accounts following Australian govt ban on under-16s
Meta has started deactivating social media accounts of below 16-year-olds following the ban imposed recently by the Australian government.
On December 4, 2025, Meta announced the launch of deactivation process. By December 11, 544,062 accounts were taken down, including 330,639 on Instagram, 173,497 on Facebook and 39,916 on Threads, The Guardian reported.
