Jakarta – A survey conducted by a Jakarta-based media watchdog group has found that the majority of programs aired by local television stations contained content unsuitable for children.
The Children Media Development Foundation (YPMA) found that of 1,401 television programs surveyed, at least 59 percent should be banned for kids, especially because of their liberal use of crude language and profanity.
"Kids should be protected and we want the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) to see if they should renew the licences for local stations," YPMA coordinator Hendriyani said as quoted by kompas.com.
Last week, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo called for the issuance of stricter regulations for television programs and improved filtering of TV shows that could potentially have a bad influence on children.