Indonesia starts implementing ban on under-16s from social media platforms
Posted on 2026-03-28 15:08:13
Indonesia has begun implementing a government regulation approved earlier this month that bans children younger than 16 from access to digital platforms that could expose them to pornography, cyberbullying, online scams and addiction.
Indonesia has said the measure will go into effective gradually, starting today.
The move makes it the first country in Southeast Asia to ban children under 16 from having accounts on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live and Roblox.
It follows measures that Australia took last year in a world-first social media ban for children as part of a push for families to take power back from tech giants and protect their teens.
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