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Indonesia sets three-month deadline for online child safety compliance
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The policy is designed to safeguard children from online threats such as grooming, abuse and harmful content.
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JAKARTA - Social media and other digital platforms in Indonesia now have three months to assess child safety risks under a new government regulation, with users under 16 years old facing restrictions on high-risk services to curb exposure to harmful content and online exploitation.
After a year of drafting and consultations, the Communications and Digital Ministry finally issued its ministerial regulation on March 6 as a technical guideline for Child Protection in Digital Space Regulation (PP Tunas).
