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Meta Platforms said it has shut 550,000 accounts to meet Australia law banning kids on social media
- Meta Platforms said it has shut 550,000 accounts (330,000 Instagram accounts, 173,000 Facebook accounts and almost 40,000 Threads) to meet Australia law banning under-16s on social media.
- France and the U.K. are also considering adopting similar measures.
Assessment
This could be another problem for Meta Platforms, especially if several countries were to consider similar measures. Meta is also facing youth-related class action lawsuit in the U.S. whose remedies may involve measures capping the usage of its platforms by the youths.