In Australia, Meta begins excluding under-16s from its platforms | EUROtoday

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While the Australian authorities needs to guard younger folks from “predatory” algorithms, Meta started on Thursday to delete the accounts of Australian customers beneath the age of 16 on Instagram, Threads and Facebook earlier than a regulation to this impact comes into pressure on December 10. Hundreds of hundreds of minors have to be affected by this measure.
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