Bali Education Department Ensures Students Under 16 Receive No Social Media Assignments
The implementation of the Government Regulation on Electronic System Governance in Child Protection (PP Tunas) is directly impacting education in Bali. Starting today, students under 16 years old are ensured not to receive school assignments that utilise social media.
The Bali Education, Youth, and Sports Department (Disdikpora) has emphasised that this policy must be followed by all educators as part of child protection in the digital realm.
“So the understanding is not only on the side of the students but the educators must also understand. For example, if we want to hold a content creator competition on TikTok, we will remind that your participants cannot refer to class 10; they must be over 16 years old,” said the Head of Disdikpora Bali, Ida Bagus Gde Wesnawa Punia, when contacted by detikBali on Saturday (28/3/2026).
Wesnawa claims that all educators in Bali have understood the new regulation. He hopes that the implementation of this policy can run optimally in all educational units.
Not a Device Restriction
He also clarified public perceptions that this regulation limits gadget use for children under 16 years old. According to him, the policy does not regulate device restrictions but rather access to application services such as Instagram, TikTok, X, and Roblox.
“Because there is a distance learning programme, online, it’s impossible for us to restrict that. Especially for the TKA exam, not everyone has a laptop or tablet; they definitely use a mobile phone, even their parents’ phone,” he explained.
Wesnawa added that the implementation of this regulation also involves related departments, such as the Population and Civil Registration Department, to synchronise data for underage students.
“But this involves the role of friends from PGTK and PTMP; that’s what we want to pull in, saying that this is also your task, so that later the problems are not just in the region,” said Wesnawa.
“Vertical institutions in the regions should also look at it, so that in the end it’s captured there and the data isn’t duplicated,” he stressed.
Platforms Must Comply
Previously, the government officially restricted social media access for children under 16 years old starting 28 March 2026, in line with the enactment of PP Tunas. All digital platforms without exception are required to comply with the regulation.
The Minister of Communication and Digital (Menkomdigi) Meutya Hafid emphasised that there is no room for compromise for platforms that violate the provisions.
“There is no compromise on compliance. Every digital platform operating in Indonesia must comply with the applicable regulations,” Meutya stated during a press conference on Friday night (27/3/2026).
This regulation is a mandate of digital sovereignty that has been prepared since a year ago. The government provided a one-year transition period for Electronic System Operators (PSE) to adjust their systems and policies.
Starting today, implementation is carried out gradually by measuring the compliance level of each platform.
“Indonesia will implement PP Tunas starting 28 March 2026. The government has provided a full one-year transition period since 28 March 2025 for electronic system operators to make improvements,” Meutya explained.