Government Regulation on Child Protection in Digital Systems to Take Effect March 2026
Jakarta – Indonesia’s Government Regulation Number 17 of 2025 on Governance of Electronic System Implementation in Child Protection (PP TUNAS) will come into force in March 2026. The ministry is currently harmonising implementing ministerial regulations at the Ministry of Law.
Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid confirmed the implementation will commence next month. She expressed hope that digital platforms would prepare themselves, noting that the ministry has already communicated this timeline.
“God willing, next month. We hope the platforms are also preparing themselves. We have sufficiently communicated that this will begin in March. Hopefully they will also support this,” Meutya said when met Friday evening (27 February 2026).
“Because we must understand and acknowledge that this regulation is to protect children in this country in the digital realm, and it can only be effective with the support and willingness of platform operators to comply with these regulations,” she added.
Meutya stated the ministry would soon issue a statement regarding PP TUNAS, including information on implementation procedures, classification, and implementation timelines.
“But the full details, classifications, procedures, and time intervals for implementation will be announced shortly,” she said.
Previously, Hilmi Adrianto, chairman of the Indonesian E-Commerce Association (idEA), had expressed concern that the regulation could burden platforms and potentially hinder digital innovation and Indonesia’s digital economic growth.
When asked about this concern, Meutya said the regulation does not hamper innovation or the digital economy. Rather, measures that impact child protection should be considered valuable innovation.
“There is no innovation and no digital economy targeting crimes against children. So if a measure impacts child protection, we consider that worthwhile innovation for the nation to adopt,” she stated firmly.
If child protection regulations result in potential economic losses, the government will prioritise protection. To date, there are no documented negative impacts from other countries that have implemented similar regulations.
Meutya thanked stakeholders for their input and said the ministry would carefully review all submissions when developing the classification framework.
“We will continue to welcome input and will be careful in developing our classification approach. Thank you also to those who have provided these suggestions,” Meutya said.