Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The newly issued government regulation (PP) on child digital protection, which includes a minimum age limit for using social media platforms, has met with critici

Nur Janti, Jakarta – With the growing influence of food vloggers, many people have turned their love for food into careers, recommending dining spots, reviewing dishes and sharing their

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Maman Abdurrahman, mentioned online gambling as one of the factors weakening people's purchasing power.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Communications and Digital Technology (Komdigi) Meutya Hafid officially set age limits for children to access digital spaces.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Friday signed a government regulation aimed at protecting children in the digital space by restricting their access to socia

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Microsoft is set to launch a cloud region in Indonesia in the second quarter of this year.

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Balikpapan – The East Kalimantan Police have arrested four men accused of hacking more than 300 Instagram accounts using email phishing attacks and extorting victim

Jakarta – The Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry launched a nationwide campaign on Wednesday to encourage parents to cut back on their time spent online and to engage in

Jakarta – Wearing a traditional Indonesian black hat and shirt, President Prabowo Subianto speaks to the camera in an Instagram video, asking his people how he can help them after his e

Jakarta – American social psychologist Jonathan Haidt begins his popular book The Anxious Generation with a graphic showing a sudden and very large upturn in major depressive episodes a

Jakarta – Amid concerns of harmful content over social media and the platforms' impact on their children's development, some parents conveyed their support for the government's move to

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) plans to limit access to social media based on age as part of protecting children in the digital space.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital (Kemkomdigi) has formed a Team Unit to Strengthen Child Protection Regulations in the Digital Realm.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry has blocked more than 882,000 online gambling-related content as part of its commitment to fighting di

Jesslyn Giovanni Mulyanto – On 13 January 2025, Communication and Digital (Komdigi) Minister Meutya Hafid inaugurated police Brigadier General Alexander Sabar as the head of the newly-e

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The competition watchdog has fined Google Rp 202.5 billion (US$12.4 million) for engaging in monopolistic and unfair business practices related to its payment

Hanif Musyaffa, Jakarta – Yahya Cholil Staquf, widely known as Gus Yahya, the Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), supports government plans to regulate children's access to social media

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesia's plan to set a minimum age for social media users has been largely welcomed by parents and advocacy groups, although some have raised a few concerns

Pujud Andriastanto, Purbalingga – Sumanto, infamously known as the "Hannibal Lecter of Java," has turned into a rising social media content creator known for his unique and entertaining

Anwar Siswadi (Kontributor), Bandung – The Bandung City government is urging the developers of the Jagat app to take responsibility for the damage caused to public parks by users engage

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to issue a regulation to set a minimum age for users of social media, a move aimed at protecting children, its communications minister has said.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing to follow in Australia's footsteps in restricting social media access for children.

Jakarta – The coin-hunting craze through the Jagat application has hit the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex (GBK) in Senayan, Central Jakarta, as coin hunters reportedly crowded the are

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The government has ramped up its efforts to curb the so-called epidemic of online gambling, which is indulged in by around 8.8 million Indonesians and had an illi

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) is urging the government to regulate social media use for children, following the example of neighboring countries like Australia.

Jakarta – Indonesia stands at a crossroads as the online gambling epidemic reveals the devastating consequences of unchecked digital platforms.

Antara, Jakarta – The Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry has shut down three Instagram accounts with a combined following of over one million for promoting online gambling activ

Devy Ernis, Antara, Jakarta – Ahmad Zuhdi Muhdlor, chairman of the Tanfidziyah of the Nahdlatul Ulama Regional Board (PWNU) of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, proposed that the govern

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid urged mobile telecommunication operators to tighten monitoring of phone credit, commonly known as puls

Aqida Salma – Indonesia's democracy faces the threat of digital authoritarianism.

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Ilham Oktafian, Rizal Ramli, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesian police have ramped up their crackdown on online gambling following President Prabowo Subianto's dir

Mericio Juvinal dos Reis "Akara", Rheinhard Sirait – Timor-Leste is on the brink of a digital revolution with the anticipated arrival of a submarine cable promising faster and more affo

Sekarsari Sugihartono – Indonesia's decision to block the Chinese e-commerce platform Temu reflects a significant shift in its economic and political stance toward protecting local busi

Abdul Muslim, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially banned the Chinese trading app Temu, citing its potential disruptions among local small and medium enterprises.

Abdul Muslim, Jakarta – Internet coverage across Indonesia, an archipelagic nation with over 17,000 islands, has reached 97 percent, extending from Sabang in Aceh to Merauke in Papua, a

Nabiila Azzahra, Antara, Han Revanda Putra, Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – The Ministry of Cooperatives and Small, Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is trying to remove Temu, a ma

Ary Hermawan – A troll social media account under the name of Fufufafa in Indonesia's oldest chat forum, Kaskus, has sparked speculation about the relationship dynamics between presiden

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) plans to take serious action against individuals responsible for creating a fake website using the party's domain

Tim Tempo, Jakarta – The Daily Chair of the Gerindra Party, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, has responded to the Kaskus social media account named Fufufafa, which has been accused of frequently atta

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – Over the past decade, Indonesia has dramatically increased its internet penetration from 34.9 percent to 79.5 percent, now reaching around 221 million people, accor

Muhammad Ridwan – The Instagram account belonging to Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), @sahabaticw (@friendsoficw), was suspended or temporarily blocked by Meta.

Abdul Muslim, Jakarta – Indonesia has mandated that 18,232 private electronic system providers (PSEs), including major firms like Google, Meta, TikTok, and X, sign an integrity pact to

Jakarta – The Communication and Information Ministry said on Friday it has banned the privacy-oriented search engine DuckDuckGo, citing concerns that it could be used to access pornogra

Sella Rizky Deviani, Jakarta – The Communication and Informatics Ministry has issued a regulation capping cellphone credit balance transfers at Rp 1 million ($62) per day as part of an

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, National Police chief Gen.

Stefani Wijaya, Maria Gabrielle, Jakarta – Benny Rhamdani, the Head of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI), claimed in a forum that an individual known as "T" is or

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Communication and Information Technology Minister Budi Arie Setiadi claims his ministry has saved the state Rp 45 trillion ($2.8 billion) by blocking 2.6 m

Nida Sahara, Jakarta – The state-run Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has blocked at least a thousand accounts linked to online gambling.

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – The government has cut off access to online gambling networks operating from Thailand and Cambodia, an official said in a recent interview.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Twelve unsuspecting job applicants have handed over personal data and copies of their identity cards, only to find themselves indebted by over Rp 1 billion (ar