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Indonesia Issues Regulation No. 9/2026 Halting Under-16 Accounts on Major Social Platforms

On 6 March 2026 Jakarta signed a rule requiring all “high-risk” platforms to deactivate Indonesian users under 16 beginning 28 March 2026.

By Priya Castellano

Focusing Facts

  1. Measure applies to at least eight named services—YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live, Roblox—with phased shutdowns from 28 Mar 2026.
  2. Indonesia becomes the first Southeast Asian and first non-Western country to impose a nationwide under-16 social-media ban, following Australia’s December 2025 deletion of 4.7 million teen accounts.
  3. Regulation No. 9/2026 is a derivative of Government Regulation No. 17/2025 (PP Tunas) on Electronic System Governance for Child Protection.

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  • Southeast Asian government-friendly outlets
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