The Ministry of Communication and Digital issued Ministerial Regulation Number 9 of 2026, which regulates restrictions on access for children under 16 to digital platforms.
According to the derivative regulations of Government Regulation Number 17 of 2025 concerning the Governance of Electronic Systems for Child Protection or PP Tunas, children under 16 years of age are no longer allowed to have accounts on high-risk digital platforms.
"Today, we issued a Ministerial Regulation derived from the Tunas Government Regulation. Through this regulation, the government suspends account access for children under 16 on high-risk digital platforms, including social media and networking services," said Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid in a statement.
The implementation of the derivative regulations of the Tunas PP will be carried out in stages starting.
In implementing these regulations, accounts belonging to children under 16 years old on digital platforms deemed high-risk such as YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Thread, X, Bigolive, and Roblox will be deactivated.
Meutya stated that the implementation of the regulations will be carried out in stages until all platforms can fulfill their obligations in accordance with applicable provisions.
