Observer: Australia Follows Indonesia's Stance on Noncompliant Global Digital Platforms

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Child advocate Nahar believes that Indonesia is pioneering the effort to call out global digital platforms that fail to comply with bans on social media for children under 16.

"That's great, Indonesia is at the forefront. It's a good step and deserves support," said Nahar when contacted in Jakarta on Thursday, as quoted by Antara.

The Minister of Communication and Digital, Meutya Hafid, summoned Meta and Google because the two technology giants violated the provisions of the Minister of Communication and Digital Regulation No. 9 of 2026, which implements the Organization of Electronic Systems in Child Protection (PP Tunas).

The Australian government followed Indonesia's lead and is currently investigating five social media platforms for failing to comply with the ban on children under 16 using social media.

Meta and Google are two technology giants that have not complied with applicable provisions since the PP Tunas took effect on Saturday, March 28. Meta is the parent company of the digital platforms Threads, Facebook, and Instagram. Google, meanwhile, is YouTube’s parent company.

According to the Minister of Communication and Digital Regulation Number 9 of 2026, these digital platforms are categorized as high-risk and must limit children's access to their services.

Digital platforms may not grant or accept requests from children under 16 to create social media accounts. They must also block or deactivate high-risk accounts belonging to children under 16.

Read: Indonesia May Lead Global South in Limiting Children's Social Media Use

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