Indonesia to implement under-16 social media banMORE BANS: Australia last year required sites to remove accounts held by under-16s, with a few countries pushing for similar action at an EU level and India considering its own banAFP, JAKARTAIndonesia on Friday said it would ban social media access for children under 16, citing threats from online pornography, cyberbullying, online fraud and Internet addiction. Photo: DPA via APThe social media ban would be introduced in stages “until all platforms fulfill their compliance obligations,” she added. TikTok Indonesia and Google Indonesia did not respond to requests for comment. An EU expert group began work this week on a similar social media ban for children after Australia required TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and other sites in December last year to remove accounts held by under-16s. France, Denmark, Greece and Spain have been pushing for similar action at EU level, and India has been considering a teen social media ban of its own.

Source: Taipei Times March 07, 2026 17:26 UTC