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Meutya Hafid, Indonesia’s Minister of Communications and Digital, says Meta and Google are ‘two commercial organizations that do not follow the law’ and have been called for ‘review’.
Indonesia summoned officials from Meta and Google over non-compliance with social media restrictions on children under the age of 16 that went into full effect last week, the minister said in a video statement published on Tuesday, March 31.
Indonesia requires social media companies with platforms it deems too risky to disable the accounts of children under the age of 16, under a regulation that came into effect last week.
Meutya Hafid, Indonesia’s Minister of Communications and Digital, said Meta and Google are “two business organizations that do not comply with the law” and that they were called on Monday “to be inspected.”
Failure to implement restrictions may result in restrictions or even a ban on the platform, the ministry said.
Meutya said Google and Meta had opposed curbs from the beginning.
Google and Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. Both companies said last week they had put safeguards in place for children.
TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, and Roblox are two other platforms considered high risk by the ministry. Meutya said the ministry sent a warning to the two companies to comply fully or risk being called. TikTok and Roblox did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Indonesia’s restrictions, which the government says are intended to reduce the risk of cyberbullying and addiction, follow a ban in Australia last year due to concerns about the potential effects of social media on young people’s mental health.
Criteria for dangerous platforms include the possibility of talking to strangers, addictive properties and psychological risks, the ministry said.
Internet penetration in Indonesia reached 80.66% in 2025, according to a study by the Indonesian Internet Service Providers Association. The survey showed that 87.8% of “Gen Z” users are between 13 and 28 years old.
There are about 70 million children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, Meutya said. – Rappler.com
