Six Indonesian Ministries Prepare Action Plan For Implementation Of PP TUNAS

The Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the Action Plan for Implementation of PP No. 17 of 2025 (photo: Dinda Buana/VOI)

JAKARTA - Six Indonesian Ministries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in preparing an action plan for the implementation of Government Regulation (PP) Number 21 of 2025 concerning Child Protection in the Digital Field (PP Tunas).

The six ministries are:

Minister of Trade Meutya Hafid said that cross-ministerial collaboration is very important to prepare alternative activities for children whose digital access is limited.

"Including the provision of child-friendly activity rooms and strengthening digital literacy in family and school environments," said Meutya at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the PP Implementation Action Plan No. 17 of 2025, Thursday, July 31 at TMII, Jakarta.

In his remarks, he revealed a number of data that strengthens the urgency of limiting the use of social media for children, as UNICEF reports that 45% of Indonesian children experience bullying, one in four children receive inappropriate sexual messages, and around 80 thousand children under 10 years of exposure to online gambling and pornography.

Previously, PP Tunas was signed by President Prabowo Subianto on March 28, 2025 and regulates a number of important aspects such as potential child contact with foreigners, exposure to inappropriate content, exploitation as a consumer, threats to personal data security, to the risk of addiction and psychological disorders.

One of the main points in this PP is the delay in children's age in accessing social media and digital platforms. The government assesses that access to digital space must be given at an age that is considered quite mature, given the potential dangers.

"This collaborative step is important and is the only key to the success of PP Tunas which has become the spirit of the President," concluded Meutya.