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

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

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

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

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

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 – Human rights organization Lokataru Foundation warns of potential conflicts of interest and the practice of state capture within the Academic Script and the

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Minister of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) Meutya Hafid has revealed the existence of a significant amount of funding used to finance provo

Antara, Jakarta – The Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) Ministry on Saturday denied imposing restrictions on media coverage of ongoing nationwide protests, as TikTok moved to

Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – Police in Jakarta on Thursday urged the public not to broadcast live on TikTok or other social media platforms during a massive labor protests in front of

Agencies, Jakarta – Communications and Digital Ministry has summoned representatives of Meta Platforms Inc, ByteDance's TikTok and other social media platforms, ordering them to boost c

Julianus Palermo, Surabaya, E – Java.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Drone Emprit, Indonesia's social media monitoring and analytics platform, conducted a study on online interactions related to the raising of the One Piec

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu'ti, has shown concern regarding the popular gaming platform, Roblox, that is gaining pop

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The issue of personal data of citizens has recently become a widely discussed topic.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said Thursday that 12 American companies have established data centers in Indonesia, amid recent