Cybersecurity expert Pratama Persadha emphasized the importance of ensuring the implementation of sanctions against violators of Government Regulation Number 17 of 2025 concerning the Governance of Electronic Systems for Child Protection, or PP Tunas.
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Pratama, that imposing large fines on Electronic System Providers (PSE) found to have violated the Tunas PP is indeed a powerful deterrent.
However, he continued, the size of the fine is not the only factor that has a deterrent effect on those who violate the rules.
"What is far more important is ensuring that sanctions are actually applied when violations occur," said the head of the Communication and Information System Security Research Center research institute.
"A very large fine that is rarely or difficult to enforce will have less deterrent power than a fine that is consistently enforced," he added.
Pratama believes that imposing a fine of six percent of revenue on global PSEs could encourage companies to invest in technology to improve child protection on their digital platforms.
"Investments in age assurance technology , content moderation, parental control , grooming detection , protection from child sexual exploitation, reporting mechanisms, and responses to child risks will become part of business risk management, not just a corporate social responsibility program," he explained.
Pratama also conveyed the importance of increasing the effectiveness of PSE compliance monitoring of the Tunas PP, including through transparency in rule enforcement.
He suggested that the government openly provide information to the public regarding evidence of violations, the determination of sanctions, and action against PSEs proven to have violated the Tunas PP.
Enforcement of regulations, certainty of sanctions application, and effective oversight are expected to increase compliance of local and global ESEs with regulations aimed at providing a safe digital space for children.
Also read: Digital platforms violating the Tunas PP will be fined
The Ministry of Communication and Digital announced the amount of the fine for PSEs proven to have violated the Tunas PP.
Minister of Communication and Digital Meutya Hafid stated that global and large-scale PSEs found to have violated regulations will be fined six percent of their global revenue.
The amount of the fine for domestic private PSEs proven to have violated the Tunas PP is adjusted to the scale of their business.
Micro businesses found to have committed violations can be fined a maximum of IDR 1 billion, while the maximum fine for small and medium businesses is IDR 5 billion and IDR 10 billion, respectively.
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