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News & Current Events Mar 28, 2026 at 7:04 AM

Indonesia bans social media for under 16, 1st in Asia

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Indonesia bans social media for under 16, 1st in Asia
Japan Wire by Kyodo News
Indonesia bans social media for under 16, 1st in Asia
Indonesia's ban on social media for children under 16 took effect Saturday, barring them from creating and holding accounts on online platforms in an effort to protect minors from cyberbullying, digital addiction and pornography.
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Loose_Skill6641 Mar 28, 2026 +32
excellent hopefully more countries follow
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lostwisdom20 Mar 28, 2026 +1
How will they enforce it with encroaching on privacy of millions of 16+ users?
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ZepTheNooB Mar 28, 2026 +1
A government-issued ID is likely required to create a social media account.
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FdPros Mar 28, 2026 +1
makes sense on paper but how will this be enforced and implemented? if it requires everyone to submit and verify their ID with their accounts then it's just enabling easier surveillance
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falseisflesh Mar 28, 2026 +1
I assume it's due to trafficking. It's pretty bad over there.
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Several_Ant_9867 Mar 28, 2026 +1
"They'll find a way around it" is not really an excuse for not doing anything. You can use the same argument for any safety measure. But any reduction in harm is good if it doesn't have other side effects. Social media is addictive, it's a psychological drug. Prohibition hasn't made drugs disappear but for sure has reduced their usage.
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Ugliest_weenie Mar 28, 2026 +1
The point is normalizing not using social media for children. A 100% success rate is neither required, nor the point
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Ars2 Mar 28, 2026 +1
yea parenting is so easy and we have so much free time and energy. every parent should easely be able to do this. even though we dont know how to use social media responsibly ourself.
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Bitter-Committee-584 Mar 28, 2026 +1
If you were not even ready to actively participate in your own child's development through every phase , why even have kids irresponsively The ban is good , I never said its bad , but its just the truth that ppl are gonna find ways around it , That's how always things been , Atleast try to Keep the damage done by social media to a Minimum for kids , Trying is all that matters
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bhumit012 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Eventhough they will find some ways around it the alternative dont have the same addictive algorithms like some of the popular once. The main issue is the brainwashing algorithm.
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LaughingLikeACrazy Mar 28, 2026 +1
You also use that argument for murderers?  "Go work at a meat factory"? 
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Several_Ant_9867 Mar 28, 2026 +1
The job of the government is to safeguard children from shitty parents
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Loose_Skill6641 Mar 28, 2026
Yes bit parents are so busy in today's world they don't have time to 24/7 watch what their kids are doing
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Benphyre Mar 28, 2026 +1
How are they going to enforce it though?
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Extra_exotic2 Mar 28, 2026 +1
I'm guessing the same way other countries are. Government issued ID check or VPN for those concerned about privacy/security. We have it in Australia and I'm all for it
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