Indonesia restricts social media access for children under 16
Change
Indonesia issued a Ministerial regulation that delays access and mandates gradual deactivation of accounts owned by children under 16 on designated "high risk platforms" — including TikTok, Instagram and Roblox — with deactivations beginning March 28, 2026.
Why it matters
The regulation creates a legal obligation for platforms to block or suspend access for identified under-16 users and to remove or deactivate existing accounts, increasing compliance and operational requirements for providers in Indonesia. Platforms will face phased enforcement until they implement the required account controls and reporting obligations.
Implications
- • Operators of TikTok, Meta's Instagram operations in Indonesia, and Roblox must identify Indonesian users under 16 and deactivate or delay access to their accounts beginning March 28, 2026.
- • Social media platform compliance and engineering teams operating in Indonesia must design and deploy age-verification and account-management workflows to meet the Ministerial regulation's obligations during the phased rollout.
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