PP Tunas Protects 28 Million Children from Social Media Risks
The Minister of Communication and Digital, Meutya Hafid, stated that the government has restricted access to 28 million child accounts on digital platforms since the implementation of Government Regulation (PP) Number 17 of 2025 regarding the Governance of Electronic System Implementation for Child Protection, known as PP Tunas, in March 2026.
“Six months after the implementation of PP Tunas, we have recorded that a total of 28 million Indonesian children’s accounts have now received protection from various risks,” Meutya said during a press conference at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Office in Jakarta on Monday (14/9).
The restriction of access to these 28 million child accounts covers eight high-risk digital platforms targeted in the initial phase of PP Tunas, namely YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live, and Roblox.
Meutya noted that the Roblox platform has made progressive changes to comply with PP Tunas. “The most progressive in terms of changes is Roblox, which has developed and implemented several child protection feature modifications specifically for Indonesia, directly impacting users,” she explained.
Roblox has implemented age-based classification mechanisms and moved 23 million child accounts to a dedicated ‘Roblox Kids’ category. Additionally, Roblox has introduced age estimation technology using facial recognition and has removed communication features that allow child accounts to interact with unknown users.
The Ministry of Communication and Digital (Kemkomdigi) stated that not all digital platforms have shown an equal level of commitment and cooperation in implementing PP Tunas. For instance, the platform X reported locking 250,000 accounts belonging to children under the age of 16. This figure is considered far below the estimated seven million child accounts on X. The platform, owned by Elon Musk, also has yet to open a representative office in Indonesia, which the government believes complicates coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of child protection obligations.
“We hope that X can promptly open a representative office in Indonesia to facilitate our monitoring of PP Tunas implementation by this platform,” Meutya said.
Meta, the technology company overseeing Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, has issued notifications to users under the age of 16 since 13 July 2026. Meutya stated that in the latest report from May 2026, Meta had blocked 184,000 child accounts on Facebook. “This figure is still far from the total number of children we estimate to be approximately 33 million across the Meta group,” she said.
Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube platform reported in its report that it had deactivated over 600,000 child accounts in April 2026. The government expressed appreciation for the implementation of ‘safe search’ features provided by YouTube to comply with PP Tunas.
Meanwhile, TikTok reported four months ago that 4.1 million child accounts on its platform had been deactivated. However, the platform has not yet provided the latest data regarding the total number of deactivated child accounts. TikTok has also not yet reported any feature changes or the provision of new features aimed at enhancing child protection in accordance with PP Tunas provisions.
Bigo Live reported the deactivation of 9,409 child accounts on its platform and has set a minimum user age of 18. Meutya stated that the government can impose administrative sanctions on platforms that fail to meet their obligations, ranging from written warnings and administrative fines to the termination of access.
“Of course, we do not wish to resort to this and hope that these platforms make significant and tangible changes within the framework of complying with existing regulations in Indonesia,” Meutya concluded.