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Indonesia urges social media platforms to disclose the number of accounts closed for users under 16

The Independent·Edna Tarigan·about 1 month ago
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Indonesia is urging social media companies and digital platforms to report the number of accounts that have been suspended as part of the implementation of government regulations restricting access for children under 16, authorities said Wednesday. “We will continue to insist that compliance alone is not enough; we must also report the figures to the public in the interest of transparency,” said Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid. Indonesia began implementing a new government regulationat the end of March banning children younger than 16 from accessing digital platforms that could expose them to pornography, cyberbullying, online scams and addiction. Hafid said that young people in Indonesia spend up to eight hours a day online. Not all social media and digital platforms immediately complied with the regulation, which affects some 70 million children and young people in Indonesia.…

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