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Jan 12 • 08:55 UTC • 🇭🇷 Croatia • Index.hr

Meta Deleted More Than 540,000 Profiles of Users Under 16 in Australia

Meta has deactivated over half a million profiles in Australia, marking the world's first social media ban for users under 16, with a total of 544,052 accounts shut down, including those on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.

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