AMPI: PP Tunas a Step Towards Fulfilling the Best Interests of Children
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Youth Renewal Movement (AMPI) states that Government Regulation Number 17 of 2025 on the Governance of Electronic Systems in Child Protection (PP Tunas) represents a step to ensure the fulfilment of the best interests of children.
“It is high time that digital platforms stop treating children as objects of commercialisation. The best interests of the child must be the top priority,” said AMPI’s Organisational Division Chairman Wahyu Hamdani in Jakarta on Sunday.
Wahyu stated that the introduction of PP Tunas is a response to public concerns over the increasingly widespread exposure to negative content that threatens children’s development.
“PP Tunas is a demonstration of the state’s courage to intervene and not allow the digital space to become a threat to the future of the younger generation. This is not just a regulation, but a movement to save the nation’s children,” Wahyu said.
Through PP Tunas, the government requires digital platforms to take responsibility, from content filtering and user age verification to strict child data protection.
Wahyu views this policy as a stern warning to all electronic system providers not to place business profits above child safety.
His side emphasised that the success of implementing PP Tunas does not depend solely on the government but requires collaboration from all elements of the nation.
Therefore, AMPI urges parents to be more active in supervising their children’s digital activities, educational institutions to strengthen digital literacy, digital platforms to comply with regulations, and the public to boldly report harmful content.
“This is a collective effort. If we want to save the younger generation, all parties must be involved. There is no room for negligence,” Wahyu added.
AMPI regards PP Tunas as an important milestone in building a healthy, safe, and sustainable national digital ecosystem.
With this regulation, AMPI is optimistic that Indonesia can create a younger generation that is not only technologically savvy but also intelligent, ethical, and protected in the digital space.
Previously, Minister of Communication and Digital (Menkomdigi) Meutya Hafid emphasised the urgency of PP Tunas, given the need to safeguard privacy while protecting children’s data in the digital realm.
In agreement, Director of Vulnerable Group Health Services at the Ministry of Health, Imran Pambudi, assessed that the regulation’s presence is important amid the rising use of social media and digital platforms by children and adolescents, which in some cases can trigger addictive behaviour, sleep disorders, and mental health issues.
In Ministerial Regulation of Komdigi Number 9 of 2026 as the implementing rule for PP Tunas, it is explained that several sanctions apply to platforms that do not comply, including issuance of warnings, temporary access suspension, and access termination.
This regulation takes effect from 28 March 2026, restricting children from high-risk digital platforms, particularly for its initial implementation applying to eight digital platforms: YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Threads, Instagram, X, Bigo Live, and Roblox.