"There are around 350,000 Instagram users aged between 13-15 in Australia and around 150,000 Facebook accounts, according to government figures. Meta has started warning impacted users that they will soon be locked out. Soon, you'll no longer be able to use Facebook and your profile won't be visible to you or others, reads a message sent to users that Meta believes to be under 16. When you turn 16, we'll let you know that you can start using Facebook again."
"Soon, you'll no longer be able to use Facebook', Meta said in messages it sent to young people ahead of the social media ban. Meta will prevent Australians younger than 16 from accessing Facebook and Instagram from December 4, as Canberra prepares to enforce a sweeping new social media law that has sparked concerns from young people and advocates. The US tech giant said it would start removing teenagers and children from its platforms ahead of the new Australian social media ban on users under 16 coming into effect on December 10."
Meta will prevent Australians under 16 from accessing Facebook and Instagram by blocking new under-16 accounts and revoking existing access from 4 December, with known under-16s expected to be removed by 10 December. Meta is notifying users it believes are aged 13–15 that they will lose access and that accounts may be restored when users turn 16. Government figures indicate about 350,000 Instagram users aged 13–15 and about 150,000 Facebook accounts. The law will apply to multiple platforms and allows fines up to 49.5 million AUD. Critics and young people have raised concerns about rushed implementation, privacy, mental health impacts and access to information.
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