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flag Australia bans social media for under-16s, with Meta enforcing the law starting Dec. 4.

flag Australia has begun enforcing its new under-16 social media ban, with Meta blocking Instagram, Facebook, and Threads for users aged 13 to 15 from December 4 and completing the rollout by December 10. flag Affected teens are being notified and can download their data or reactivate accounts at 16. flag Meta is using age-verification tools like video selfies and government IDs via Yoti, though accuracy and privacy concerns remain. flag Platforms must take “reasonable steps” to keep minors out or face fines up to $49.5 million. flag Messenger is not included, making this the first major real-world test of a nationwide social media age ban.

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