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        "msgid": "communications-minister-tiktok-commits-to-deactivating-accounts-of-users-under-16-1774630280",
        "date": "2026-03-27 23:29:12",
        "title": "Communications Minister: TikTok Commits to Deactivating Accounts of Users Under 16",
        "author": "Nawir Arsyad Akbar",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Minister of Communications and Digital, Meutya Hafid, announced that TikTok has pledged to gradually deactivate accounts of users under 16 years old to comply with Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025 on Child Protection in Electronic Systems Management, effective tomorrow. While TikTok and platforms like X and Bigo Live have shown partial or full cooperation by adjusting age limits, others such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads have not yet committed, with the ministry emphasising that all businesses operating in Indonesia must adhere to local laws without compromise. This move underscores the government's push to safeguard minors online amid growing digital platform usage.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta - The Minister of Communications and Digital (Menkomdigi),\nMeutya Hafid, stated that TikTok has expressed its commitment to\ngradually deactivating accounts of users under 16 years old. This\nadjustment is being made by TikTok to comply with the implementation of\nGovernment Regulation No.\u00a017 of 2025 on the Governance of Electronic\nSystem Operators in Child Protection (PP Tunas), which will officially\ntake effect tomorrow, Saturday (28\/3\/2026). \u201cTikTok has committed to\ndeactivating accounts of users under 16 years old gradually,\u201d said\nMeutya during a press conference at the Komdigi Office in Jakarta on\nFriday (27\/3\/2026). \u201cTomorrow, they will announce the operational\nroadmap for users aged 14-15 years,\u201d Meutya continued. Komdigi assesses\nTikTok\u2019s commitment as partially cooperative towards PP Tunas. \u201cThe\ndirection is already heading there (towards implementing PP Tunas), only\nrequesting an extension or a little additional time, and this is indeed\nwhat we are also asking for to promptly complete their compliance,\u201d she\nadded. So far, two applications have been cooperative in fully\nimplementing PP Tunas for Saturday (28\/3\/2026). \u201cPlatform X has\nannounced a change in the minimum age limit to 16 years, and this has\nalready been done well in advance, since 17 March 2026, as stated on the\nhelp centre page,\u201d she continued. Meanwhile, Bigo Live has raised the\nage limit to 18 years and above. \u201cBigo Live has adjusted the age limit\nto 18+ in the user agreement or user content and also in the security\nprivacy policy, and has submitted a request to update the age\nrestriction to the App Store or application store,\u201d Meutya added.\nMeanwhile, Roblox is also said to have shown a partially cooperative\nstance and requested time to prepare the technical implementation in its\napplication. \u201cRoblox has conveyed plans to adjust features for users\nunder 13 years old, who can only play offline,\u201d she said. Meanwhile,\nfour other applications have not yet stated compliance with PP Tunas.\nThey are YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. \u201cThere is no\ncompromise on compliance, and every business entity operating in\nIndonesia is obliged to comply with the laws that also apply in\nIndonesia,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/communications-minister-tiktok-commits-to-deactivating-accounts-of-users-under-16-1774630280",
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