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Why Indonesia is expanding under-16 social media ban to e-commerce

South China Morning Post · · 159 words · By Resty Woro Yuniar
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3353440/why-indonesia-e…

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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Indonesia is expanding under-16 social media ban to e-commerce”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Indonesia is expanding its under-16 digital ban from social media to include e-commerce platforms, citing statements from the communications minister.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indonesia national under-17 football team represents Indonesia in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup, AFC U-17 Asian Cup, ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, and any other under…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_national_under-17_fo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Super League (also known as the 2025–26 BRI Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of the top-flight Indonesian football league since the establishment of the Super Leagu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Super_League_(Indonesi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia
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“The ban on children using “all digital platforms” was meant to help parents protect their children”
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Web search results from The Guardian and other sources indicate that the restrictions are intended to protect children and are welcomed by some parents for this purpose.
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web search NEUTRAL — Children may complain and parents may be confused about how to respond to their children’s complaints,” Hafid said. Some residents and parents in Jakarta welcomed the government’s restrictions on acce…
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/06/indonesia…
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web search NEUTRAL — The ban blocks children from using Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit, Twitch, and Kick.The Malaysian government said in November 2025 that it plans to ban social media…
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/social-media-ban-children-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Australia is planning to ban children from using social media due to the "mental health consequences".The legislation will impose and enforce a minimum age t...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO3XbmqdkU0
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“Indonesia’s social media ban requires companies to implement an age verification mechanism”
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While the evidence mentions general discussions on age verification (Ofcom, Grattan), there is no specific evidence in the provided text confirming that Indonesian law explicitly requires companies to implement an age verification mechanism for this specific ban.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ofcom has warned social media companies they will be punished if they fail to take significant extra steps to address the problem of children pretending to be adults online.Indonesian INDONESIA. Japan…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4v52ezx17o
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web search NEUTRAL — Austria will ban social media for children up to the age of 14, the government said in March. Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler and junior digitisation minister Alexander Proell said draft legislation fo…
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/social-media-ban-australi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Some social media companies argue they don’t accept children under 13 setting up accounts. But this has been unenforceable, even assuming the companies wanted to enforce it.
https://theconversation.com/grattan-on-friday-age-verificati…
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“failure to do so will be met with punishments such as a fine or blockage of their services”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about companies in Phoenix, Arizona. There is no evidence in the provided text regarding penalties, fines, or blockages for companies in Indonesia failing to implement age verification.
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web search NEUTRAL — List of corporations in the Phoenix metropolitan area This is a list of companies based or having major operations in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_corporations_in_the_…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 1, 2026 · Detailed info and reviews on 100 top companies and startups in Phoenix in 2026. Get the latest updates on their products, jobs, funding, investors, founders and more.
https://www.f6s.com/companies/united-states/arizona/phoenix/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Additionally, Achieve was named one of Arizona’s Most Admired Companies multiple times by Az Business Magazine and BestCompaniesAZ. The company has been recognized as a top employer, appearing on the …
https://builtin.com/articles/companies-in-phoenix
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