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View all search resultsGovt urges apps to comply as social media ban comes into force
Bigo Live and X are the only two deemed ‘fully complying’ with the government’s restrictions on social media use for minors, according to Communication and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid.
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Children use their phones on March 28, 2026, in front of a house in Depok, West Java, the day the government implemented restrictions for under-16 users for “high-risk“ social media and digital platforms, including Facebook, TikTok and Roblox. (Reuters/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana)
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wo digital platforms have fully complied with the government’s restrictions on social media use for children under 16, which came into effect on Saturday, with the Communications and Digital Ministry warning on taking firm action against companies failing to meet the policy.
A communications and digital ministerial regulation serving as the technical guideline for the Child Protection in Digital Space Regulation (PP Tunas) took effect on Saturday. The policies aim to protect minors from pornography, exploitation and other harms by banning access to digital platforms categorized as posing “high risk” to children’s wellbeing.
The regulation listed eight platforms for the first phase, namely YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, X, Roblox and Bigo Live. They are required to self-assess their risk against users younger than 16.
As of Friday evening, however, only Bigo Live and X have “fully complied” by setting minimum user ages to 16 and 18, respectively, as announced by Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid.
“The compliance list is dynamic, and we will continue monitoring it until [Saturday],” the minister said during a press briefing on Friday. “For now, we need to acknowledge the platforms that have been fully cooperative.”
She added Bigo Live has also implemented layered moderation to verify and deactivate underage accounts. But the live streaming platform’s user agreement, last updated in 2024, already set the minimum user age at 18.
Meanwhile, X stated starting Saturday, only users over 16 are allowed to hold accounts in Indonesia, up from its general minimum age requirement of 13.
