"Not Given Wrong, Excessive Also Wrong," Father of Three Children Shares Thoughts on PP Tunas

Bekasi - Ari Ridwan (37), a Bekasi resident with three children under 16, positively receives the implementation of Government Regulation Number 17 of 2025 on the Governance of Electronic Systems in Child Protection, or PP Tunas, starting on Saturday (28/3/2026). The regulation requires digital platforms to deactivate accounts of users under 16 as an effort to protect children in the digital space. “It’s good that the government is doing this, but as parents, even before this, we must check what our children see every day,” said Ari when met by Kompas.com in the area of Patriot Chandrabaga Stadium, South Bekasi, Bekasi City, on Saturday. Ari believes that age restrictions on social media need to be supported by active parental roles in supervising children’s digital activities. According to Ari, supervision is important, especially for children who do not yet have personal phones and still borrow their parents’. To control his children’s activities, Ari admits to using a digital monitoring application even before the government regulation. “In my family, we have Google’s Family Link app. So, whatever they watch, whatever apps they open, it’s visible,” he said. Through the app, Ari can monitor device usage duration, types of content accessed, and children’s daily internet activities. “If there’s anything suspicious, it’s automatically blocked by the app. So, they can’t access adult content,” he said. Ari also implements time restrictions on gadget use for his children. He stated that children are only allowed to use phones for about three hours per day. “On school days, they come home in the afternoon, continue with religious study, and only in the evening do I give them the phone. Roughly, they play on the phone for three hours a day,” he said. “My children already understand the time. If it’s up, they play with their friends, no tantrums,” he added.