
Indonesia Officially Enforces Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
Indonesia has officially begun enforcing a new government regulation banning children younger than 16 from accessing digital platforms, making it one of the first countries in Southeast Asia to implement such a measure to protect youth from online harms.
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Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16 - apnews.com
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Indonesia's ban on social media for children under 16 is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. It comes amid growing global pressure on Big Tech over youth safety online.
Read full article →Indonesia begins social media ban for children under 16
Indonesia on Saturday began implementing a new 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. With the move, Indonesia became the first country in Southeast Asia to ban children 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 soc...
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Read full article →Indonesia begins enforcing social media ban for children under-16s
Indonesia began enforcing a social media ban for children under the age of 16 on Saturday, after a minister warned digital platforms there was "no room for compromise." he Southeast Asian nation announced the ban this month citing threats from online pornography, cyberbullying and internet addiction, as concerns grow globally over the impact of social media on children's wellbeing.
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Indonesia starts first South-east Asia social media ban for kids straitstimes.com
Read full article →Indonesia begins enforcing social media ban for under-16s
Indonesia began enforcing a social media ban for children under the age of 16 on Saturday, after a minister warned digital platforms there was “no room for compromise.” The Southeast Asian nation announced the ban this month citing threats from online pornography, cyberbullying and internet addiction, as concerns grow globally over the impact of social media on children’s wellbeing. Communications minister Meutya Hafid said at a press conference late Friday that digital platforms X and Bigo L...
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Read full article →Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16 - 毎日新聞
Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16 毎日新聞
Read full article →Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16
The restrictions, which began on Mar 28, make Indonesia the first country in Southeast Asia to ban children from having accounts on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live and Roblox.
Read full article →Indonesian children brace themselves for social media ban - The Jakarta Post
Indonesian children brace themselves for social media ban The Jakarta Post
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