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Children use their phones in front of a house in Depok, West Java, on March 28, 2026, the day the government implemented restrictions for under-16 year olds for “high-risk“ social media and digital platforms, including Facebook, TikTok and Roblox. (Reuters/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana)

The Communications and Digital Ministry is pushing Meta to fully comply with the country’s Child Protection in Digital Space Regulation, known as PP TUNAS, following a landmark ruling in the United States that found the company’s child safety measures lacking.Alexander Sabar, the ministry’s director general for digital oversight, said earlier this week that US tech giant Meta has already submitted written commitments to comply with the PP TUNAS, which aims to protect children from online threats such as grooming, abuse and harmful content.

However, the ministry maintains Meta’s pledges have yet to translate into concrete protections for users of their social media platforms, such as Instagram, Facebook and Threads, prompting the ministry to take a closer look at their implementation.