Meta investigating why under-16s can’t make Instagram accounts

While Meta was investigating why Instagram did not allow some users to create accounts, it began warning users it suspected were under the age of 16 that their accounts would be disabled as part of the social media ban on young people.

On Thursday, Meta became the first tech company to announce its announcement. plans To comply with the government’s social media minimum age policy.

These plans include warning Facebook, Instagram and Threads users via app notification, email and text message that their accounts will be disabled starting today if they are detected to belong to someone under 16.