PP Tunas Assists Parents in Protecting Children's Future

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Government Regulation (PP) Number 17 of 2025 on the Governance of Electronic Systems in Child Protection, or PP Tunas, is considered capable of helping parents protect their children’s future.

Pranata Humas Ahli Muda from the Ministry of Population and Family Development (Kemendukbangga)/BKKBN, Rizky Fauzia, stated that the role of the family, especially parents, is significant in supervising children in the digital jungle.

“PP Tunas helps parents ensure that children are protected from various digital crimes. Thus, when PP Tunas is implemented, it does not merely restrict digital media platforms but assists us as parents and families in safeguarding and protecting our children’s future to become a quality generation, the Golden Indonesia generation of 2045,” said the mother of two children when contacted from Jakarta on Friday.

She conveyed research from the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Kemkomdigi) and UNICEF in the 2024-2025 Indonesian Children’s Digital Literacy Profile study, which indicates that more than 80 percent of Indonesian children access the internet every day with an average duration of seven hours.

“Imagine, seven hours is a considerable amount of time, which can reduce their time for learning and resting to grow,” said Rizky.

“We agree with the statement of Minister Meutya Hafid that this PP is not merely about ‘regulating’, but a way for us to make technology humanise humans, rather than sacrificing children’s futures. Remember, in 2045 we want to achieve Golden Indonesia, who will fill it? Our children today,” she added.

PP Tunas stipulates age limits for children accessing social media and digital services: under 13 years old, only allowed to have accounts on low-risk products and digital services designed specifically for children, accompanied by parental permission.

For children aged 13 to 15 years, they may access medium-risk digital services, still requiring parental consent. For children aged 16 to 17 years, they are permitted to access high-risk digital services such as general social media, provided they obtain parental consent.

To support the implementation of PP Tunas, Kemkomdigi has issued Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Regulation Number 9 of 2026 on the Implementation Rules of PP Tunas, effective from 28 March 2026, where accounts of children under 16 years on high-risk platforms will begin to be deactivated, such as YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live, and Roblox.

This process will be carried out gradually until all platforms comply with their obligations.