Indonesia Becomes First in Asia to Ban SNS Use by Minors

Second in the World After Australia

Indonesia has implemented a measure banning minors from using high-risk social networking services (SNS). This SNS usage ban is the second to be enforced globally, following Australia, and the first among Asian countries.

According to reports from AP and Reuters on March 28 (local time), the Indonesian government has, starting from this day, enforced a regulation that prohibits users under the age of 16 from creating accounts on digital platforms that could expose them to pornography, cyberbullying, online scams, or addiction.

This SNS usage ban applies to 70 million children and adolescents in Indonesia, which has a population of 280 million.

YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X (formerly Twitter), and Roblox have all been designated as high-risk platforms. These high-risk platforms must adjust their minimum age requirements, deactivate accounts belonging to minors, and independently assess the possible risks associated with their services.

Previously, Australia became the first country in the world to enact a law that completely bans minors from using SNS, regardless of parental consent, and began enforcement in December last year. According to this law, if an Australian youth under 16 creates an account on SNS platforms such as X or TikTok, the platform can be fined up to 49.5 million Australian dollars (approximately 47.3 billion won).

Following Australia’s introduction of such regulations, Denmark, France, Spain, Greece, the United Kingdom, Canada, Malaysia, and other countries are also considering measures to restrict SNS use among adolescents.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.