Indonesia's social media curbs for under 16s take set to start, few know how they work
Published on: March 28, 2026, 7:39 a.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Indonesia's social media curbs, which the government says are intended to reduce the risk of cyberbullying and addiction, follow a ban in Australia last year over concerns about social media's potential harms to young people's mental health. Indonesia has also designated platforms including X, Meta's Facebook and Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, as high-risk.
