Meta says it has removed access to roughly 750,000 social media accounts in Australia that it believes belonged to people under 16. Bloomberg and Business Line report the total as about 750,000, while The Next Web puts it at 756,000. Meta says these removals affect both Instagram and Facebook accounts.
The company says its enforcement follows Australia’s youth social media ban, described as a landmark measure. Business Line and The Next Web specify that the removals include more than 500,000 accounts removed before the law took effect in December, along with additional accounts deactivated between December 2025 and June 2026. Across outlets, Meta’s breakdown is consistent: 462,000 Instagram accounts and 294,000 Facebook accounts.
While the headline figures are reported as Meta’s compliance milestones, The Next Web notes that most under-16 accounts may still be online, indicating that deactivations do not necessarily eliminate all youth accounts. The other outlets focus mainly on the number Meta removed and the timeline tied to the ban’s implementation.
