Social media platforms remove 4.7 million Australian accounts post ban

CANBERRA, ACT AUSTRALIA - Nearly 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia were removed by social media companies since the country banned their use by those under 16.

"We stared down everybody who said it couldn't be done, some of the most powerful and rich companies in the world and their supporters," communications minister Anika Wells told reporters on January 16. "Now Australian