Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Meta began removing Australian teens younger than 16 from its platforms on Thursday to comply with the country's new law. Australia recently implemented the law that bans children from all social media until they turn 16. The ban takes effect on Dec. 10, but Meta began shutting down the Facebook and Instagram accounts and blocking new under-16 users on Thursday. The ban also affects TikTok, YouTube, X, Snapchat, Kick and Reddit. There are about 150,000 Facebook accounts and 350,