Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. Indonesia will soon become the latest country to pass laws restricting children from accessing social media, following in the footsteps of Australia and its neighbor Malaysia. But unlike Australia, which has banned users under 16 from social media altogether, Indonesia is taking a more age-gated approach to its restrictions. Indonesia’s communication and digital ministry said on Friday that it would delay children’s access to social media platforms: Children 13 or older will be able to use platforms the country deems “lower-risk,” while “higher-risk” platforms will be only open to users above 16 years old. Platforms deemed “higher-risk” include YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live, and Roblox, the country’s Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid said in a video posted to Instagram. The measures are expected to be enforced one year after they’re signed into regulation on March 28, 2026. Indonesia is not the only country passing age restric
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The findings in two US court cases should embarrass anyone who claimed Australia’s social media ban was ‘boomer’ moralising A disdain towards the notion of “consequence” somewhat defines the contemporary western moment…
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The findings in two US court cases should embarrass anyone who claimed Australia’s social media ban was ‘boomer’ moralising A disdain towards the notion of “consequence” somewhat defines the contemporary western moment of the powerful. So…
View source →Keir Starmer promises to help parents limit childrenâs online activity as government issues guidance to families Children under five should spend no more than an hour a day on screens, new government advice says. Screen time for children…
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