Practitioner: PP Tunas Upaya Preventive Facing the Bad Impact of Social Media 

Education Practitioner Dr. Putu Candra Prastya Dewi, M.Pd. (Personal Doc)

SINGARAJA - Bali education practitioners assess Government Regulation Number 17 of 2025 concerning the Governance of the Electronic System in Child Protection (PP Tunas) is a preventive effort in facing various negative impacts from the use of social media (medsos).

"PP Tunas is a real form of protection for children in the digital era," said Saraswati Education Guidance Director of Singaraja Dr. Ni Putu Candra Prastya Dewi in Singaraja, Bali, Saturday as reported by Antara.

According to him, parents have been facing difficulties in monitoring the use of social media by children, especially with the increasing ease of access to digital devices.

He emphasized that social media is not completely safe for children. There are many risks that can arise, such as cyber bullying which has an impact on children's psychology.

In addition, the impact on children's mental and emotional health is also a serious concern. Exposure to age-inappropriate content can affect children's mindset, emotions, and behavior in daily life. This has the potential to disrupt the overall development process of children.

Not only from a psychological perspective, excessive use of social media also has an impact on the academic aspect. Children tend to be more lazy to study because they are too engrossed in unlimited scrolling activities. This condition has the potential to make children forget their main obligation as students.

"Moreover, there is a tendency for children to be more interested in entertainment content than educational content. Light, viral, and entertaining content is easier to attract attention, so they have less motivation to access more useful learning materials," he said.

Furthermore, the urge to follow trends on social media is also a strong factor that influences children's behavior.

"With this policy, the social pressure to always follow trends will decrease. Children no longer make social media a primary need, but instead focus on more productive activities that are in line with the stage of development," he said.

This restriction is also believed to encourage children to be more active in interacting in the real environment. Direct social interaction is considered healthier and able to form better social character and skills.