Children are Getting More Familiar with Gadgets, KPAI Requests Digital Platforms to Obey Rules for Safety

JAKARTA - The use of gadgets among children is now increasingly difficult to separate from daily life. From learning, entertainment, to socializing, everything is done a lot through digital devices.

However, behind this ease, the risk of exposure to age-inappropriate content to the misuse of personal data is a serious concern, so that supervision and regulation of digital platforms are becoming increasingly important.

The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) assesses the success of the implementation of Government Regulation (PP) Number 17 of 2025 concerning the Governance of the Electronic System in the Protection of Children or PP Tunas is very dependent on compliance with digital platforms.

KPAI member, Kawiyan, emphasized that all digital platform organizers must be committed to implementing the rules that have been set.

"The existence of PP Tunas must be followed by the commitment and compliance of all digital platforms. Compliance of platforms to carry out the obligations mandated by PP Tunas will be the key to the success of PP Tunas in providing protection for children in the digital realm," said Kawiyan.

He explained that digital platforms are required to comply with various provisions in the regulation, ranging from user age classification, assessment of the level of risk of the platform, access restrictions according to age, to the protection of children's personal data.

In addition, the platform is also required to moderate content, provide transparency of algorithms, provide education and digital literacy to children and parents, and provide a complaint mechanism and undergo a compliance audit.

As a follow-up step, the Ministry of Communication and Digital has issued Minister Regulation Number 9 of 2026 as a derivative regulation of PP Tunas.

This regulation is scheduled to take effect on March 28, 2026.

In the regulation, digital platforms are prohibited from facilitating the creation of social media accounts for children under the age of 16. In addition, platforms are also required to block or deactivate high-risk child accounts in this age group.

The implementation of this policy is carried out gradually. In the initial stage, there are eight digital platforms that must adjust the policy, namely YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live, and Roblox.