Overview

• Meta has removed or disabled more than 635,000 Instagram and Facebook accounts so far in 2025 after identifying sexualized interactions with minors.
• About 135,000 accounts were fully deleted for sending sexualized messages to underage users and another 500,000 were suspended for inappropriate engagement with child-related content.
• New one-click block and report tools give young users immediate control over unwanted contacts while Hidden Words filtering automatically hides offensive comments.
• AI-driven age verification tests flag accounts under 13 that lie about their age and automatically convert them into more restrictive teen profiles.
• These measures build on a 2023 lawsuit by dozens of U.S. states and growing concerns over social media’s impact on youth mental health.