US EditionIndonesia summons Meta, Google over social media curbs
- Indonesia summoned officials from Meta and Google for not complying with social media restrictions protecting children under 16.
- A new law requires high-risk social media platforms to deactivate accounts of children under 16 in Indonesia.
- The Communications and Digital Minister, Meutya Hafid, stated that Meta and Google were summoned for non-compliance and are undergoing checks.
- The ministry warned that failure to comply could lead to sanctions or blocking of the platforms.
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Since 28 March Indonesia has decided to ban access to social networks for children under 16 years of age, motivating the measure with the risks of pornography, cyberbullying, online scams and Internet addiction. The measure covers 70 million children and adolescents
South-East Asia has made websites illegal for children under 16 years of age invoking threats of pornography, cyber-harassment, online fraud and Internet addiction.
On 30 March Indonesia warned US companies Meta and Google about the failure to comply with the ban on access to social media for children under 16 years of age, which entered into force on 28 March Read
Indonesia's Communications Ministry announced on Tuesday that it has summoned representatives of Meta and Google for failing to comply with regulations prohibiting the use of social media sites by persons under the age of 16. The new regulations have been in effect since Saturday. Minister Meutya Hafid stated that Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, and Google, which owns YouTube, are "business entities that do not comply with the law," a…
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