PP Tunas Takes Effect Today, No Compromise for Non-Compliant Platforms

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Communication and Digital (Menkomdigi) Meutya Hafid has emphasised that the Indonesian government will not compromise with digital platforms that fail to comply with the mandate to protect children in the digital space, in line with Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025 on Child Protection Governance in the Administration of Electronic Systems (PP Tunas). “The government has instructed all digital platforms operating in Indonesia to immediately align their products, features, and services with applicable regulations. There is no compromise on compliance, and every business entity operating in Indonesia is obliged to comply with Indonesian laws,” Meutya stressed at the Ministry of Communication and Digital office in Central Jakarta on Friday evening. On that occasion, Meutya also expressed appreciation to two digital platforms, X and Bigo Live, for their full compliance with PP Tunas. She also welcomed platforms TikTok and Roblox, which are categorised as partially cooperative with PP Tunas. Meanwhile, four other platforms—Facebook, Threads, Instagram, and YouTube—still do not meet the requirements of PP Tunas. PP Tunas takes effect from 28 March 2026, and every digital operating business entity is required to comply with the provisions of the regulation. The Minister further stated that digital platforms should not differentiate in adhering to rules that protect children anywhere in the world. Just as digital platforms roll out features globally, compliance with protecting children in the digital space should be applied without discrimination. “We ask platforms to fully uphold the principle of the child, namely universality and non-discrimination. So there should be no differentiation ‘that child protection rules in one country are followed, but in another country they are not’,” said Meutya. The Minister believes that with the principle of universality, digital platforms operating in Indonesia can meet basic compliance in protecting children in the digital space. The government continues to urge digital platforms that have not yet met the PP Tunas requirements to immediately follow the applicable rules. If this is not complied with, Meutya assured that in the future, the government will firmly take action against digital platforms in line with Indonesian legislation, referring to the PP and Ministerial Regulations that have binding legal force. “The government has the authority to take enforcement steps in accordance with legal regulations, including the imposition of sanctions,” Meutya stressed. In Ministerial Regulation of Communication and Digital No. 9 of 2026 as the implementing regulation of PP Tunas, it is explained that some applicable sanctions for platforms that do not comply with the rules include administrative sanctions in the form of warning letters, temporary access suspension, up to access termination. This regulation takes effect from 28 March 2026, limiting children from high-risk digital platforms, particularly for its initial implementation applying to eight digital platforms: YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Threads, Instagram, X, Bigo Live, and Roblox.