PP Tunas deemed a standard for a safe digital space for children

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Clinical psychologist and University of Indonesia graduate Ratriana Naila Syafira, M.Psi., states that the Pelindungan Tata Kelola Penyelenggaraan Sistem Elektronik dalam Pelindungan Anak (PP Tunas) serves as a clear standard for a digital space that is safe for children to access.

“Regulations like PP Tunas are extremely important because they provide clear standards regarding what is safe and unsafe for children in the digital space,” said Ratriana when contacted by ANTARA in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Ratriana explained that raising a child requires the involvement of all parties in the surrounding environment. Policies like PP Tunas implemented by the government will encourage social media platforms to be more responsible for the content within them.

Moreover, in the current era, children are exposed to technology from birth, and there is pressure to learn it quickly.

“Parents who previously had limited information or did not understand the importance of supervising children’s activities in the digital space will be helped from another side, such as automatically blocking children’s accounts or preventing children under a certain age from registering accounts. They will know that this rule exists,” said Ratriana, who founded the Taut Community.

PP Tunas, she said, is also effective in reducing the risk of children developing gadget addiction by delaying their exposure to social media. During the child and adolescent phases, self-control, emotional regulation, and risk assessment or judgement are still developing.

By delaying exposure to social media, children can better control themselves and make wise decisions in using gadgets or social media.

Even though rules are in place, Ratriana reminds that the implementation of the PP Tunas policy needs to be balanced with education for parents.

“Parents still need to be educated because, after all, they remain the main key to a child’s development. Parents also need to know the impacts of gadgets or social media, how to make children’s gadgets safe and monitored, and parents need to be ready to find alternative activities to replace gadgets,” said Ratriana.

Meanwhile, from the children’s side, Ratriana encourages the government to make digital literacy a programme in schools, with materials such as healthy limits for using gadgets and self-regulation when using gadgets.

PP Tunas has been in effect since 28 March 2026 to restrict children from high-risk digital platforms. The government, through the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, emphasises that it will carry out procedures in accordance with applicable rules against platforms that do not comply.