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        "msgid": "under-16-accounts-on-youtube-tiktok-and-roblox-officially-blocked-from-march-28-1772784229",
        "date": "2026-03-06 14:27:16",
        "title": "Under-16 Accounts on YouTube, TikTok, and Roblox Officially Blocked From March 28",
        "author": "Yudha Pratomo",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia's government, through the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi), has issued Permen No. 9 of 2026 requiring the deactivation of under-16 accounts on eight major platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live, and Roblox. The regulation, a technical rule deriving from PP No. 17 of 2025 on the governance of online systems protecting children, will be rolled out gradually as platforms comply. Officials say the measure aims to shield youths from pornography, cyberbullying, online scams, and addiction, and to give families greater protection against algorithm-driven risks.",
        "content": "<p>The government, through the Ministry of Communication and Digital\nAffairs (Komdigi), has issued a new rule requiring the deactivation of\naccounts belonging to children under 16. There are eight major digital\nplatforms currently targeted by the access restriction, including\nYouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X (formerly Twitter),\nBigo Live, and the online gaming platform Roblox. The move is laid out\nin Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs Regulation Minister\n(Permen) No.\u00a09 of 2026, issued in Jakarta on Friday, 6 March 2026. This\nregulation is a technical rule or derivative of Government Regulation\n(PP) No.\u00a017 of 2025 on the Governance of Electronic System\nAdministration in the Protection of Children (PP Tunas). The eight\nplatforms explicitly include YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram,\nThreads, X (formerly Twitter), Bigo Live, and Roblox. \u2018The process will\nbe carried out gradually until all platforms fulfil their compliance\nobligations,\u2019 Meutya said in a formal statement. The decision to target\nthese eight popular apps was made because Indonesian children are deemed\nto be in a digital emergency with increasingly real threats. Meutya\ndetailed the threats as including exposure to pornographic content,\ncyberbullying, online scams, and most worryingly, problems of addiction\nor dependence on platforms. She emphasised that the issuance of this\nrule is a concrete step by the state to ensure families are protected.\n\u2018The government is here so that parents no longer have to fight the\ngiants of algorithms alone,\u2019 said Meutya. The publication of Permen also\nmarks a new chapter in the global technology regulation landscape.\nMeutya claims that this age-appropriate access delaying policy makes\nIndonesia the first non-Western country in the world to take such a firm\nstance. Komdigi acknowledged that children are likely to complain about\nlosing their accounts, and parents may be confused in facing protests\nfrom their children. However, Meutya believes this is the best path to\nensure the younger generation grows up intact. \u2018We are taking this step\nto reclaim the sovereignty of our children\u2019s future. We want technology\nto humanize people, not sacrifice our children\u2019s childhood,\u2019 Meutya\nconcluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/under-16-accounts-on-youtube-tiktok-and-roblox-officially-blocked-from-march-28-1772784229",
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