West Java encourages parents to become the fortress of child protection in the digital space

Children must be accompanied, privacy must be protected, and digital ethics must be instilled from an early age… Bandung (ANTARA) - The West Java Provincial Government (Pemprov Jabar) asserts that Government Regulation Number 17 of 2025 (PP Tunas) will not function optimally without strict control and parental supervision as the smallest unit in society. West Java Secretary General Herman Suryatman stated in a written interview with ANTARA in Bandung on Friday that the spirit of PP Tunas is not merely to restrict technology, but to ensure children grow up in a safe digital ecosystem. He emphasised the importance of parents becoming role models or exemplars in ethical behaviour on social media. Furthermore, Secretary General Herman assessed that child protection in the virtual world must proceed on “two legs”. In addition to platforms that must comply with the law such as PP Tunas, society must also enhance its digital literacy to be able to filter which platforms are safe for their children. “Parents still hold control, they need to limit screen time, choose safe platforms, and become role models for their children,” he said. Based on information from the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi), digital platform owners that as of Thursday (9/4) at 17.50 WIB have fully complied with PP Tunas include Meta (Threads, Instagram, Facebook), X, and Bigo Live. Platforms TikTok and Roblox are considered to have partially complied with the provisions in PP Tunas. Google, as the owner of the YouTube platform, is assessed as not having shown good faith in complying with the regulation.