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        "id": 1681842,
        "msgid": "minister-of-communication-and-digital-indonesia-can-lead-in-nurturing-life-1776340255",
        "date": "2026-04-16 17:56:26",
        "title": "Minister of Communication and Digital: Indonesia Can Lead in Nurturing Life",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Minister of Communication and Digital, Meutya Hafid, highlighted the critical role of Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025 on the Governance of Electronic Systems in Child Protection, known as PP Tunas, in restricting children's access to social media to combat negative content. She cited government data from the free health check programme showing a 1.6-fold increase in students contemplating suicide from 2015 to 2023, alongside rising suicide attempt rates from 3.9% to 10.7%, linking these trends to harmful online influences. As the second country after Australia to implement such measures, Indonesia is poised to lead globally in safeguarding young lives, with other nations like Poland, Italy, Greece, and Austria expected to follow suit.",
        "content": "<p>Minister of Communication and Digital (Menkomdigi) Meutya Hafid\nemphasised the importance of Government Regulation No.\u00a017 of 2025 on the\nGovernance of Electronic Systems in Child Protection, or PP Tunas, in\nlimiting children\u2019s use of social media. Meutya revealed data indicating\nthat the percentage of students considering ending their lives increased\nfrom 2015 to 2023. She stated that this is inseparable from the\ninfluence of negative content on social media. According to Meutya, the\ndata was obtained through the government\u2019s Free Health Check (CKG)\nprogramme for students in schools. \u201cIf we look at the government data\nfrom the results of the President\u2019s programme, the free health check for\nchildren in schools, the percentage thinking of ending their lives\nincreased from 2015 to 2023, by 1.6 times,\u201d said Meutya in her speech at\nthe CNN Indonesia\u2019s The Big Idea Forum (TBIF) on Thursday (16\/4). The\nGolkar Party politician said that this figure does not include the\npercentage of students\u2019 attempts to end their lives, which also recorded\nan increase from 3.9 percent in 2015 to 10.7 percent in 2023. \u201cSo this\nis outside the CKG data, but the CKG data I don\u2019t know, it might show\nsomething similar,\u201d said Meutya. Therefore, Meutya believes that PP\nTunas can address this issue through restrictions on children\u2019s social\nmedia use. She said that PP Tunas is a form of the President\u2019s concern\nto protect children from negative content on social media. Now,\nIndonesia has become the second country to impose restrictions on\nchildren\u2019s access to social media, after Australia. According to Meutya,\nsimilar steps will be followed by other countries, from Poland, Italy,\nGreece, to Austria. \u201cWhat does that mean, Indonesia can lead in\nnurturing life,\u201d she said. Meanwhile, CKG data shows that 363,000 were\ndetected with depression symptoms, and 338 children had anxiety\nsymptoms. CNN Indonesia once again held The Big Idea Forum (TBIF), this\ntime with the theme \u2018Women\u2019s Power: Nurturing Life Leading Change\u2019. The\nforum was held at CNN Indonesia\u2019s Studio 2, Transmedia Building, Jalan\nKapten Tendean. Several speakers at the forum included House Speaker\nPuan Maharani, Minister of Communication and Digital (Menkomdigi) Meutya\nHafid. Then as panellists, there was Deputy Minister of Women\u2019s\nEmpowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Veronica Tan, North Maluku\nGovernor Sherly Tjoanda, scientist Prof.\u00a0Carina Citra Dewi Joe,\naesthetics and skin health practitioner dr. Ayu Widyaningrum, and\nSemarang Mayor Agustina Wilujeng Pramestuti.<\/p>",
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