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Meta’s Big Move to Block Underage Accounts | Auckland News
Meta’s crackdown on underage accounts hits hard—deactivating over 750K Australian teen profiles since Australia’s new age-restriction law took effect. With 462K Instagram and 294K Facebook accounts shut down between December and June, the company’s ramping up enforcement—even though it wasn’t thrilled with the rules. Australia’s not backing down either, doubling fines to nearly $100 million and giving regulators more power to investigate. While Meta claims compliance and tests new verification tech, reports suggest kids under 16 are still slipping through. It’s a high-stakes game of cat and…
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