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        "msgid": "google-violates-indonesian-law-expert-suggests-slowing-down-youtube-1775785848",
        "date": "2026-04-10 07:50:00",
        "title": "Google Violates Indonesian Law, Expert Suggests Slowing Down YouTube",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia's PP Tunas regulation, implemented on 28 March 2026, restricts social media access for children under 16, with platforms like X and BigoLive complying while Google and Meta initially resisted. Cybersecurity expert Alfons Tanujaya recommends strategic measures, such as prioritising faster access for compliant platforms and slowing down non-compliant ones like YouTube, to encourage adherence. On 9 April 2026, Komdigi announced Meta's compliance for Threads, Facebook, and Instagram, but Google has yet to follow suit, highlighting ongoing tensions in digital regulation.",
        "content": "<p>Social media platforms operating in Indonesia face access\nrestrictions for children under 16, as outlined in PP Tunas. Prior to\nthis regulation, several social media platforms had various features\nclaimed to protect children on their platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity expert from Vaksincom, Alfons Tanujaya, stated that\nthese features could help. However, he cautioned that there is no\nmechanism to control their implementation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRestrictions for children can help but do not guarantee. And there\nis no control mechanism for its implementation,\u201d Alfons told CNBC\nIndonesia on Thursday (9\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>PP Tunas has been in effect for two weeks since its official\nimplementation on 28 March 2026. Alfons said it is still too early to\nassess the overall implementation of PP Tunas.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted X and BigoLive, which have complied with the rules. He\ndescribed this step as good and necessary to ensure it is carried out\nconsistently.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Google and Meta platforms did not immediately follow\nIndonesia\u2019s rules. According to him, Komdigi must address this with\nstrategic steps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for Google, Meta, TikTok, or other large platforms, they need to\nbe addressed strategically, such as giving priority access and faster\nconnections to compliant platforms compared to non-compliant ones. For\nexample, if X is compliant, let it have the toll road, and slow down\naccess to Threads so people have difficulty accessing it and switch to\nX,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>With this strategy, platforms might fear changes like a decline in\nuser experience. Ultimately, it would impact a decrease in the number of\nusers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver time, they will fear a drop in users and comply with the\nrules,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday (9\/4\/2026), Komdigi announced that Meta will comply with\nthe rules in PP Tunas by limiting the age of account owners on Threads,\nFacebook, and Instagram. Meanwhile, Google has not yet stated that it\nwill implement access restriction rules on YouTube.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/google-violates-indonesian-law-expert-suggests-slowing-down-youtube-1775785848",
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