Malaysia's Deputy Minister of Communications YB Teo Nie Ching studied the Indonesian government's approach to restricting children's use of digital platforms, particularly social media.
During a visit to the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Office in Central Jakarta on Tuesday (February 10), he highlighted the Indonesian government's approach to regulating access restrictions more specifically based on the characteristics of each digital platform.
"We are paying attention to the direction from Ibu Meutya (Indonesian Minister of Communication and Digital Meutya Hafid) that we will set different age limits for different social media platforms," he said, as quoted in a press release from the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital on Wednesday.
"I would really like to take this opportunity to understand the mechanisms and approach you will be taking," he added.
According to him, the Malaysian government has announced an age restriction policy for using social media.
The Malaysian government has set a minimum age limit of 16 years for its citizens to access all digital platforms.
In Malaysia, Teo explained, children under that age are not allowed to have accounts on social media platforms.
The Malaysian government is currently piloting the implementation of age restrictions for digital platform users by involving platform providers.
"Under this scheme, platforms are permitted to use various age verification methods, including Malaysian national identity cards, passports, and MyDigital ID, Malaysia's national digital identity system," Teo explained.
