Australia Blocks 4.7 Million Underage Social Media Accounts TEC News / AFP January 16, 2026 Australia’s eSafety Commissioner says age verification takes time but expects platforms to improve performance.
Meta Begins Removing Under-16 Users in Australia Ahead of Social Media Ban TEC News / AFP December 4, 2025 Hundreds of thousands of adolescents are expected to be impacted by the ban, with Instagram alone reporting about 350,000 Australian users aged 13 to 15.
