Jakarta, April 2 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has issued a second summons to Meta and Google after both companies failed to attend the initial hearing regarding their compliance with digital child protection regulations.

"Today, we issued a second summons to the relevant parties. In accordance with the regulations, up to three summonses may be issued before sanctions are imposed," the ministry's Director General of Digital Space Oversight, Alexander Sabar, said in a statement in Jakarta on Thursday.

The summonses issued to Meta-the operator of Threads, Instagram, and Facebook-and Google-the owner of YouTube-are part of the enforcement of Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025 regarding Electronic System ...