{
  "id": 745559,
  "title": "Meta removes 756,000 Australian under-16 accounts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/meta-removes-756-000-australian-under-16-accounts",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T07:19:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/meta-removes-756000-australian-under-16-accounts/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Meta has deactivated 756,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts suspected of belonging to Australians under the age of 16 as enforcement of the country’s landmark social media restrictions intensifies. The company said 462,000 Instagram accounts and 294,000 Facebook accounts were removed between the period immediately before the rules took effect in December 2025 and June 2026. The figures represent…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}