Digital Minister: Tunas Regulation Created to Protect Children's Data Privacy

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Minister of Communication and Digital (Menkomdigi) Meutya Hafid has emphasised that Government Regulation Number 17 of 2025 on the Governance of Electronic Systems in Child Protection (PP Tunas) was created to protect children’s data privacy.

“This regulation was indeed introduced to protect children’s data privacy. Children’s data privacy is currently scattered across various social media platforms,” Meutya stated during a press conference at the Komdigi Office in Jakarta on Friday (27/3/2026).

Meutya explained that children are not yet aware of which data should be shared or withheld.

“We also suspect, based on numerous studies and legal cases in other countries, that children’s data is being exploited for monetisation purposes,” she added.

Meutya stressed that the government must take action because children’s data is widely dispersed on social media.

“There is a statement that perhaps social media knows children better than their parents because the data is so scattered on social media,” Meutya continued.

It is known that PP Tunas will be implemented tomorrow, Saturday (28/3/2026).

The X app and Bigo Live are making several changes to their in-app rules.

“Platform X has announced a change in the minimum age limit to 16 years, which was done well in advance on 17 March 2026, as stated on the help centre page,” she continued.

Meanwhile, Bigo Live has raised the age limit to 18 and above.

“Bigo Live has adjusted the age limit to 18+ in the user agreement or user content, as well as the privacy and security policy, and has submitted a request to update the age restriction to the App Store or app store,” Meutya added.

Roblox is arranging for users under 13 years old to still use the app, but only offline.