Indonesia's Rules Going Global, Erdogan's Aides Want In

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia — Turkey plans to impose rules restricting access to social media for children. The plan follows other countries that already have similar rules, such as Australia and Indonesia.

The ruling AK Party has already submitted the draft regulation to Parliament. The rules would ban the use of social media by those under 15 years of age, Reuters reported on Thursday, 5 March 2026.

Under the draft law, social media providers would be required to implement an age-verification system. They would also be required to have parental-control tools to ensure children’s safety online.

Children aged over 15 would be provided with safe and separate services. Harmful content would also need to be removed within one hour in emergency situations.

The draft rules also set penalties for companies that fail to comply with the orders, ranging from fines to 3% of the company’s global revenue or bandwidth restrictions.

Not only social media, foreign online games would also face new requirements, including providing age ratings for their games.

The deputy chair of the AKP parliamentary group, Leyla Sahin Usta, said social media platforms and games would have six months to comply with the rules.

Australia has implemented such rules since December 2025. The country bans the use of social media for children under 16.

Meanwhile, Indonesia has formalised restrictions on children in the digital realm through PP Tunas. The rule to be implemented this month classifies ages 13–18 for using social media, and access can be obtained with parental permission.