【微特稿】澳16岁以下社媒禁令实施月余 Meta已封禁逾54万个账户

Group 1 - Meta has banned over 544,000 accounts in response to Australia's social media ban for users under 16 years old [1] - The accounts removed include approximately 331,000 from Instagram, 173,000 from Facebook, and 40,000 from Threads during the week of December 4 to 11 last year [1] - Despite these actions, many accounts of users under 16 may not have been banned or were reactivated due to various technical reasons, and age verification can be easily bypassed [1] Group 2 - The Australian Federal Parliament passed the Cyber Security (Minimum Age for Social Media) Amendment in November 2024, requiring social media platforms to take reasonable measures to prevent users under 16 from having accounts [2] - The ban will officially take effect on December 10, 2025, with non-compliant companies facing fines of up to AUD 49.5 million (approximately CNY 23.2 million) [2] - Prior to the ban, 86% of Australian youths aged 8 to 15 were reported to be using social media [2]