{
  "id": 900931,
  "title": "Meta removes 756,000 teen accounts in Australia as ban enforcement looms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/meta-removes-756-000-teen-accounts-in-australia-as-ban-enforcement",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-14T16:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/technology/meta-removes/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The parent company of Facebook and Instagram Meta has removed approximately 756,000 accounts belonging to users under the age of 16 in Australia. This enforcement action follows the implementation of a national social media prohibition that took effect on December 10. Meta disabled more than 462,000 Instagram profiles […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}