A teenager holds a smartphone in front of the mobile app icon for Meta-owned messaging service WhatsApp, in this illustration taken Sept. 11, 2025.`

Govt signals more online platforms could face under-16 restrictions

In addition to the eight "high-risk" platforms subject to restrictions under the new online child protection rule, the digital ministry has indicated that other social media apps like WhatsApp could be required to adjust their minimum user age, pending the results of their self-assessments.

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Civil groups push back on Prabowo’s 'unpatriotic observers' claim

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Batam Customs impounds speedboat carrying 1.12 million illegal cigarettes

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KPK reiterates warning against accepting unofficial Idul Fitri 'money gifts'

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Anwar Usman wraps up controversial tenure at Constitutional Court

Justice Anwar Usman, who played a pivotal role in the Constitutional Court’s controversial 2023 ruling that enabled Gibran Rakabuming Raka to run for vice president, delivered his farewell during his last hearing on Monday, ahead of his term ending in early April after over a decade of service.

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