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Is social media for kids banned in Indonesia?

Yes. Social media for kids is banned in Indonesia. Under-16s locked out of 8 big apps since March; TikTok shut ~9M.

PP 17/2025 (PP Tunas) + Permenkomdigi 9/2026, in force 28 Mar 2026: no under-16 accounts on 8 high-risk platforms. Six-month review: TikTok deactivated about 9M under-16 accounts, Meta 184,000 (Minister Meutya Hafid via Bernama, 8 Oct 2026).

Source: Indonesia PP 17/2025

• Indonesia is one of 4 countries where social media for kids is banned, and 7 more restrict it.
• Its neighbours: banned in 1 of 3 (Malaysia).
• In Asia: banned in 3 of 46 countries.

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