Indonesia urges TikTok, Meta to act against harmful online content

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators react as they clash with riot police during a protest against what they say are exorbitant allowances for Indonesian parliament members, outside Indonesian parliament buildings in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia has summoned representatives of Meta Platforms Inc, ByteDance's TikTok and other social media platforms, ordering them to boost content moderation as disinformation has spread online, a government official said on Wednesday.

Such disinformation, particularly on TikTok and Meta's Instagram, has stoked anger and spurred protests against the government, deputy communications minister, Angga Raka Prabowo, told Reuters.