1.7 Million TikTok Accounts Blocked in Indonesia
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) has revealed that TikTok has deactivated 1.7 million user accounts belonging to individuals under the age of 16. This figure is cited as a concrete step by the digital platform, which is not only committed but also transparently reporting data to the government.
Minister of Communication and Digital, Meutya Hafid, explained that the number of child accounts taken down has continued to rise since the previous report. If on 10 April TikTok reported around 780,000 accounts deactivated, the number has now surged to 1.7 million accounts for children under 16 from the platform TikTok since 28 March until today.
“So, as of 10 April, we had reported that TikTok had deactivated approximately 780,000 accounts, then as of today, the accounts under 16 that have been deactivated are 1.7 million child accounts from the TikTok platform from 28 March,” said Meutya during a press conference at the Komdigi Office on Tuesday (28/4/2026).
In addition to deactivating child accounts, the government also highlighted the handling of digital crimes on the platform, including online gambling. TikTok is said to have submitted a more detailed and measurable compliance action plan to enhance monitoring.
“We also discussed not only the deactivation of child accounts but also how digital crimes such as online gambling can continue to be addressed, especially those on the TikTok platform,” she explained.
Komdigi also understands the possibility of disruptions due to the tightening of the system, including adult accounts that are accidentally deactivated. However, TikTok is said to have prepared a quick recovery mechanism.
“TikTok stated that if there are indeed adult accounts that were accidentally deactivated, report them immediately for normalisation, and it will be done quickly,” she said.
Meutya emphasised that this policy applies not only to TikTok but to all digital platforms. The government is asking other platforms not to stop at commitments but also to provide concrete steps to the public through Komdigi.
“We collectively urge platforms that have stated their compliance commitments not to stop at mere compliance commitments but to immediately report the concrete steps that have been taken on each platform to the Indonesian public through the Ministry of Komdigi,” she stressed.
Komdigi has also set a deadline for self-assessments for all digital platforms until 6 June. The government is asking technology companies to promptly submit their self-evaluations so that the assessment process does not pile up.
“For other platforms, we continue to remind them to conduct self-assessments with a deadline of 6 June this year,” said Meutya.
In addition to TikTok, Komdigi also revealed that it will receive compliance reports from Roblox in the near future. The government stated that official representatives from Roblox’s headquarters will submit their commitments in the next two days.
“We will report in the next two days approximately that Roblox will also provide its full compliance,” she concluded.