Jakarta, March 6 -- Indonesia will restrict access to high-risk digital platforms for children under 16 under a new regulation issued on Friday, as the government moves to strengthen online child protection amid rising concerns over harmful content and digital addiction.

The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued Ministerial Regulation No. 9 of 2026, a derivative of Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025 on Electronic System Governance for Child Protection, widely known as PP Tunas.

The rule prohibits children under 16 from holding accounts on platforms categorized as high risk.

"Today we issued this ministerial regulation derived from PP Tunas. Through this rule, the government postpones account access for children under 1...