TikTok, YouTube Deactivate 4.7 Million Child Accounts in Indonesia After Government Curbs: Minister
TikTok closed 4.1 million accounts and YouTube 600,000 as Indonesia enforced a March rule aimed at reducing cyberbullying and addiction.
- On Thursday, Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid announced that TikTok and YouTube deactivated around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under 16 in Indonesia, targeting cyberbullying and addiction.
- A government regulation issued in March requires high-risk social media platforms to deactivate accounts held by children under 16, placing enforcement responsibility directly on companies rather than parents or schools.
- ByteDance's TikTok deactivated 4.1 million accounts while Alphabet's Google platform YouTube removed 600,000. "We're not just delaying a child's access, but we want behaviours from platforms to change, too," Meutya said.
- Officials are checking self-assessment reports from X, Meta's Instagram, and Roblox while awaiting further compliance data from these platforms to complete the full picture.
- Indonesia's policy follows Australia's recent ban and mirrors efforts in Britain and Norway, serving as a test case for whether platform-led enforcement can work at national scale.
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TikTok, YouTube deactivate 4.7M child accounts in Indonesia after curbs
JAKARTA — Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, the country's communications minister said, as its social media curbs began to take effect.
TikTok and YouTube cut 4.7 million under-16 accounts in Indonesia
The number arrives with the bluntness of a government tally. TikTok and YouTube have deactivated roughly 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under 16 in Indonesia, the country’s communications minister said on 25 June. The bulk of the cuts came from one platform: TikTok deactivated 4.1 million accounts, while YouTube removed 600,000, according to Communications […] This story continues at The Next Web
TikTok, YouTube deactivate 4.7m child accounts in Indonesia as social media curbs take effect
JAKARTA, June 26 — Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, the country’s communications minister said, as its social media curbs began to take effect.Here are the details:• TikTok, developed by Chinese technology company ByteDance, has deactivated 4.1 million accounts, while Alphabet’s Google’s video platform YouTube has deactiv…
TikTok, YouTube deactivate 4.7 million child accounts in Indonesia after curbs
JAKARTA — Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, the country's communications minister said, as its social media curbs began to take effect.
TikTok, YouTube deactivate 4.7 million child accounts in Indonesia following government curbs
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, the country’s communications minister said, as its social media curbs began to take effect. TikTok, developed by Chinese technology company ByteDance, has deactivated 4.1 million accounts, while Alphabet’s Google’s video platform YouTube has deactivated 600,000 accounts, Co…
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