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Tech giants support Indonesia’s plan to restrict children from social media
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everal tech companies have expressed their commitment to working with the Indonesian government in creating a safe digital environment for children, following the plan to impose age restrictions on social media platforms to follow in the footsteps of Australia.
The initiative from President Prabowo Subianto’s administration has been welcomed by lawmakers because of numerous studies revealing the adverse impacts of social media use on the younger generation.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) reported that over 5 million pieces of child pornography content have been found in Indonesia since 2020. It also ranks fourth in access to pornographic material globally, only after India, the Philippines and Bangladesh.
Furthermore, the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) reported at least 80,000 children under 10 years old were exposed to online gambling in the country.
In her visit to the Google Office in Paris, France, on Monday, Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid asked the technology company to support the Indonesian government’s efforts to safeguard children online.
“The government will implement stricter regulations to protect children from exposure to dangerous content such as child pornography and online gambling,” Meutya said in a statement released on Tuesday, hoping to collaborate with Google to achieve the objective.
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