Blog•Mar 26, 2026
How Indonesia Is Protecting 80 Million Children From Online Harm
Indonesia will enforce a new regulation on March 28 that sets a minimum age of 16 for creating accounts on any digital platform deemed high‑risk, including social media, AI chatbots, and gaming apps. The law requires platforms to conduct a design‑based self‑assessment of features such as autoplay, algorithmic feeds, and ephemeral content, and submit risk scores to the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs. Platforms classified as high‑risk must disable addictive features, enforce age verification, or lose access to under‑16 users. The measure aims to protect roughly 80 million Indonesian children, about 64 million of whom are already online.
