Red-White Cabinet strengthens commitment to PP Tunas in child protection
Jakarta — The Red-White Cabinet has strengthened the commitment outlined in Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025 concerning the Protection and Governance of Electronic Systems in Child Protection (PP Tunas) to provide more comprehensive protection for children through a coordination meeting.
The coordination meeting was chaired by the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, involving the Cabinet Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Population and Family Development, and Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA).
“Collaboratively, we have all agreed to take accelerating actions towards 28 March so that child protection efforts in the digital sphere, in line with the President’s vision, can be carried out more effectively,” said Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs office in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Meutya emphasised during the meeting that PP Tunas represents the Government of Indonesia’s approach to providing protection for children in the digital space with broad coverage.
She noted that Australia’s regulations, for example, protect 5.7 million children, whilst Indonesia has up to 70 million children.
Beyond the large scale of child population, other challenges such as public understanding of digital space utilisation must also be addressed for PP Tunas to be effective.
“This is certainly a task, but we must take steps to save our children. This is not easy, but we must do it. And with confidence, the results of today’s meeting show we are all optimistic that despite challenges, God willing, we can implement it effectively and efficiently,” said Meutya.
The coordination meeting was attended by Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Abdul Mu’ti, Minister of Religious Affairs Nassarudin Umar, Minister of Population and Family Development Wihaji, and Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection Arifatul Choiri Fauzi.
The regulation is expected to protect Indonesian children from potential digital security threats such as cyberbullying, digital fraud, and exposure to negative content such as pornography.
Most recently, Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid formally issued Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs Regulation No. 9 of 2026 as the implementing rule for PP Tunas.
The regulation requires digital platform service providers to include age restrictions for services or features offered and to conduct independent risk assessments to determine their risk profile.
Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid stated that the regulation restricting children under 16 years of age from high-risk digital platforms becomes effective on 28 March 2026.