Review news on film regulations and social media access restrictions

Jakarta (ANTARA) - ANTARA’s entertainment, lifestyle, technology, and automotive channels on Wednesday (1/4) broadcast, among other things, news about the preparation of new film regulations, the “Avatar: The Last Airbender” series, mitigation in the tourism sector, restrictions on social media access for children, and recommendations for solutions to provide vehicles for village/sub-district cooperatives. Here is a summary and links to yesterday’s news stories that can be reviewed again this morning. Government to prepare regulations so that national films stay longer in cinemas Culture Minister Fadli Zon stated that the government will prepare regulations that allow Indonesian films to last longer in cinemas, not immediately entering digital film streaming services. Live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” season 2 to air on 25 June 2026 Netflix will air the second season of the live-action series “Avatar: The Last Airbender” on 25 June 2026. The stars of the series shared their experiences during the filming of the second season with fans. Government mitigates impact of global geopolitical dynamics on tourism Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana conveyed that the government is taking mitigation steps to address the impact of global geopolitical dynamics on the performance of the national tourism business sector in order to achieve the target of 16 million to 17.6 million foreign tourist visits in 2026. Indonesia pioneers social media access restrictions for children in ASEAN Indonesia becomes the first country in ASEAN to implement restrictions on social media access for children in an effort to protect children. “In ASEAN, yes. Indonesia is the first to implement it effectively. Malaysia has proposed something similar and is preparing its regulations, but it is not yet in effect. Other ASEAN countries are still in the discussion stage,” said Information Technology Expert Ismail Fahmi. Government advised to create roadmap for providing cars to village cooperatives Automotive industry observer from the Bandung Institute of Technology, Yannes Martinus Pasaribu, stated that the government needs to create a measured and data-based roadmap to meet the operational vehicle needs of the Merah Putih Village/Sub-district Cooperatives while empowering the national automotive industry.