Agencies, Jakarta – The government is preparing sweeping changes to its copyright law, including granting copyright privileges to people who use artificial intelligence to help them gen

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) argues that Google's rejection of the Copyright Law (RUU Hak Cipta) revision fails to reflect the actual substa

Antara, Jakarta – Online discussion platform Reddit has become accessible again in Indonesia without the need for a virtual private network (VPN), ending a restriction that had been in

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The tracking and analysis agency Binocular Media Monitoring has released research results on monitoring conversations in social media throughout June 202

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Indonesia Cyber Security Forum (ICSF), Ardi Sutedja, has exposed the rampant practice of paid hackers, involving professional cyber syndi

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Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesia has shut down 1,004 piracy websites since January 2025, according to the Directorate General of Intellectual Property at the Ministry of Law.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) has issued a final warning to the Wikimedia Foundation to promptly complete the registration pr

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Social media platforms considered high-risk for children are beginning to comply with the Communications and Digital Ministry's new child protection rules, wit

Agencies, Jakarta – The government has issued summons letters to Google and Meta over their failure to comply with a social media ban for under-16s that entered into force over the week

Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia said only two digital platforms – X and Bigo Live – have fully complied with its new child protection regulation for online se

Nanda Andrianta, Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – The government's decision to restrict social media accounts for children aged 16 and younger may not provide adequate protection unless di

Responding to the Indonesian government's move to ban social media access for children under 16 years old, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid, believes that the government's plan to ban access to social media for children under 16 ye

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – The government has asserted its regulatory authority over social media platforms with an unannounced visit to the Jakarta office of the United States social m

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – A civil society coalition urges the government to unblock the login access to Wikipedia.

Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, its communication and digital affairs minister said on Friday.

Herman, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has issued a new regulation restricting children under the age of 16 from accessing high-risk digital platforms, including social media, as p

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – A screenshot from the Threat Watchdog account circulating on social media claims the "240 Million Population Database" has been leaked, or a database of 240 mil

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Jakarta – Indonesia's government operates tens of thousands of digital applications that remain disconnected from one another, raising concerns about da

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – A study by Indonesia's Lokataru Foundation has identified at least 22 major concerns in the Academic Draft and the draft Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Human rights organization Lokataru Foundation warns of potential conflicts of interest and the practice of state capture within the Academic Script and the

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) has responded to the alleged leak of 58 million educational data points that has been widely discus

Agencies, Jakarta – The Communication and Digital Ministry has allowed Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to resume services, lifting a ban over sexualised images on the app, after X Corp committ

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Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Financial Service Authority (OJK) said West Java residents were the most affected by digital fraud nationwide, based on complaints recorded by the national ant

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – From being one of the most coveted tech collaborators, billionaire Elon Musk has fallen out of favor with the government as Indonesia became the first country

Guardian staff and agencies – Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Social media platform X has fulfilled its obligation to pay an administrative fine of nearly Rp80 million to the Indonesian government.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Police, in cooperation with the Financial Services Authority (OJK), has uncovered two illegal online lending platforms called Dompet Sele

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Digital Space Supervision at the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) has officially notified 25 private electronic

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) revealed that the majority of online gambling sites use content delivery network infrastructure o

Muhammad Firman/Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has launched a long-awaited "people's internet" program that promises faster broadband at a fraction of current prices, as the archipelago se

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is considering restricting online games after a student was linked to a school explosion that injured 96 peo

Jakarta – Many parents may do their best to prevent their children from becoming smokers, including by protecting them from tobacco product advertisements in supermarkets, on television

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Indonesia continues to rise.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) has imposed an administrative fine of Rp78,125,000 on the social media platform X (formerly Twi

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK), in collaboration with the Task Force for the Eradication of Illegal Financial Activities, has shut down 1,556

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – A person claiming to be the notorious hacker known as Bjorka has recently leaked data belonging to the Indonesian National Police.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Hacker Bjorka has claimed to have released the data of 341,000 Indonesian National Police personnel.

Jakarta – The government has suspended TikTok's registration to provide electronic systems after the company failed to hand over all data relating to the use of its live stream feature,

Reza Hery Pamungkas, Jakarta – Indonesian police have arrested a 22-year-old man, identified by his initials WFT, who claimed to be a hacker operating under the alias "Bjorka." He is ac

Nuurrianti Jalli – TikTok Live's anticipatory suspension during nationwide protests in Indonesia last month shows the influence of Jakarta's interventionist digital governance.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is mulling restricting its citizens from having multiple social media accounts – a proposal that Presidential Chief of Staff Muhammad Qodari beli

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Technology (Komdigi) has opened the option of implementing face and fingerprint scans as a requirement for

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia is mulling a "one person, one account" policy for social media use, a proposal currently under review by the Communication and Digital Ministry, in an effort

Joniansyah, Jakarta – Police at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport say they have identified dozens of social media accounts spreading hoaxes and provocative narratives aimed at paraly

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has called on President Prabowo Subianto to regulate the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Cyber Unit after

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The research and advocacy group Setara Institute believes the Indonesian military (TNI) Cyber Unit overreached its mandate by consulting with Jakarta Metro Police

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Police Headquarters (Mabes Polri) claimed to have been conducting cyber patrols since August 23, 2025, as a preventive measure to preven