Meta to block Facebook and Instagram for Australian teens by December 10

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Meta to block Facebook and Instagram for Australian teens by December 10
Meta will block Australian users under 16 from accessing Instagram, Facebook and Threads by December 10 to comply with the country’s sweeping social media ban for teenagers, the company said. The company has begun notifying users it believed were between 13 and 15 years old that their ...

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