Indonesian government signs child protection regulation with age limit for social media


A user uses Instagram and TikTok in Cimahi, West Java, on Jan. 31, 2025. - Photo: Antara

JAKARTA: President Prabowo Subianto has signed a regulation on online child protection that stipulates a minimum age requirement for social media.

The Government Regulation (PP) on electronic system providers governance in child protection was signed and became effective on Friday (March 28).

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