Indonesia: After Australia, now Indonesia is also going to take a big step regarding the online safety of children. The Indonesian government has decided to ban children under 16 from creating accounts on social media platforms. Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said that he has signed a government rule in this regard. Under this, children under 16 years of age will no longer be able to create accounts on high-risk digital platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live and Roblox. This rule will be implemented in a phased manner from March 28.
Decision taken regarding the safety of children
Minister Meutya Hafidh said that this step has been taken to protect children from online threats. According to him, today children are facing many risks on the internet, which include problems like pornography, cyber bullying, online fraud and digital addiction. He said that the government is taking strict steps in the digital space to safeguard the future of children. However, he also admitted that initially there may be some challenges in implementing this rule and children as well as parents may get confused about this change.
Indonesia: Indonesia will become the first country in South-East Asia
After the implementation of this new rule, Indonesia will become the first country in South-East Asia, where creating accounts on social media will be prohibited for children under 16 years of age.
Many countries of the world are making such preparations
Indonesia: Before Indonesia, Australia had also implemented a law to ban social media for children under 16 years of age. After this law came into effect in December, about 47 lakh accounts have been deleted. The European Union is also working in this direction. An expert group in Brussels is considering strict rules related to social media for children. At the same time, in countries like France, Denmark, Greece and Spain, demand is being raised for social media ban for underage children. In India too, there has been a demand for a long time to make strict rules on the use of social media for minors. Go Has been.
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