澳大利亚禁止16岁以下的人使用社交媒体,Meta自12月4日起执行法律。 Australia bans social media for under-16s, with Meta enforcing the law starting Dec. 4.

澳大利亚已开始执行其新的16岁以下社交媒体禁令,Meta从12月4日起封锁13至15岁用户的Instagram、Facebook和Treads,并在12月10日前完成推出工作。 Australia has begun enforcing its new under-16 social media ban, with Meta blocking Instagram, Facebook, and Threads for users aged 13 to 15 from December 4 and completing the rollout by December 10. 受影响的青少年正在得到通知,并可在16岁时下载数据或恢复账户。 Affected teens are being notified and can download their data or reactivate accounts at 16. Meta正在使用年龄核查工具,如视频自拍和通过Yoti的政府身份证等,但准确性和隐私问题依然存在。 Meta is using age-verification tools like video selfies and government IDs via Yoti, though accuracy and privacy concerns remain. 平台必须采取“合理步骤”,不让未成年人入境,或处以最高达4 950万美元的罚金。 Platforms must take “reasonable steps” to keep minors out or face fines up to $49.5 million. Messenger未被纳入，这使得这是全国范围内社交媒体年龄禁令的首次重大现实测试。 Messenger is not included, making this the first major real-world test of a nationwide social media age ban.