Hoax! Ministry of Communication and Digital does not deactivate Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube on 28 March

Jakarta – A video posted on social media platform TikTok featured the Minister of Communication and Digital, Meutya Hafid, speaking to the camera. The post included narration claiming that the government would deactivate several social media platforms in Indonesia on 28 March 2026. The platforms mentioned included TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

However, this claim is false. Based on fact-checking investigation, the government through the Ministry of Communication and Digital is not deactivating social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Instead, the government is implementing a minimum age restriction policy for social media users.

The policy prohibits children under 16 years of age from owning social media accounts as a measure to strengthen child protection in the digital space. The regulation is being implemented progressively beginning 28 March 2026 and applies to various digital platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live, and Roblox.

This policy is regulated under Ministerial Regulation of the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Permen Komdigi) Number 9 of 2026, which implements Government Regulation Number 17 of 2025 regarding the Governance of Electronic System Administration in Child Protection (PP Tunas). Under these rules, electronic system operators are required to provide information about minimum user age limits, prepare age verification mechanisms, conduct digital service risk assessments, and provide parental control features.

The regulation also establishes user age classifications in several categories, with specific minimum age thresholds for accessing digital services. The Ministerial Regulation came into effect on 6 March 2026, the same date it was enacted.

Therefore, the claim that the government will deactivate TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube on 28 March 2026 is false and misleading information. The rating of this claim is: Hoax.