17,000 High Risk Digital Platforms, Children’s Accounts Can Be Deleted

The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi), issued a warning to around 17,000 Electronic System Operators (PSE) who already have an Electronic System Operator Registration Certificate (TDPSE). However, they have not submitted an independent risk profile assessment report in accordance with the provisions of Government Regulation Number 17 of 2025 concerning Management of the Implementation of Electronic Systems in Child Protection or PP TUNAS.

The Directorate General of Digital Space Supervision (Ditjen Wasdigi) noted that to date it has only received the results of the independent assessment of 206 Products, Services and Features (PLF) reported by various PSEs. Nevertheless, the government appreciates the cooperative steps of the PSEs who have fulfilled these obligations. However, there are still around 17,000 digital platforms that have not submitted self-assessment reports.

According to the Directorate General of Wasdigi’s warning, PSEs that have not submitted their self-assessment by June 30 can immediately be designated as PLFs with a High Risk Profile. This shows that the service requires stricter restrictions and supervision for child users, including deactivating children’s accounts and closing chat features.

Digital platforms that do not submit reports by June 30 will be required to fulfill additional obligations that apply to platforms with a high risk profile and have the potential to receive administrative sanctions in accordance with statutory provisions. The June 30 deadline applies to PSEs who have never submitted their self-assessment report and PSEs who have received notification of return and have been asked to make document corrections.

Self-assessment is part of the implementation of PP TUNAS. Minister of Communications and Technology Meutya Hafid explained that the results of the self-assessment will be used by the government to map the level of risk of each platform to children and determine the next steps for monitoring. The government will re-evaluate the reports submitted by each PSE.

“We are not only delaying children’s access, but also want there to be a change in behavior from the platform. So we made the rules based on risk,” said Meutya.

He said that digital platforms that have reported self-assessments include e-commerce, online games and entertainment, such as Netflix, ChatGPT, Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shopee, Tokopedia and Lazada. The government is currently evaluating the digital platform self-assessment report to determine the risk profile of each platform. Once the assessment is complete, the government will announce the risk profile of each platform to the public.

Meutya also explained that as many as 4.1 million TikTok accounts belonging to children had been deactivated as of June. In addition, YouTube reported that it had disabled 600 thousand children’s accounts as of May. He asked digital platforms that have not reported efforts to control children’s accounts to immediately fulfill their obligations.

“We will of course give time, but we will also carry out monitoring and law enforcement if we don’t report it,” he said when met after the opening of the “Perisai Tunas” photo exhibition at the ANTARA Heritage Center, Central Jakarta, Thursday (25/6).

Steps Taken by the Government

• The government has given a deadline of June 30 for PSE to submit a self-assessment report.
• Platforms that do not meet deadlines will be considered to have a high risk profile.
• A high risk profile means the service requires stricter restrictions and oversight.
• The government will re-evaluate the reports submitted by each PSE.
• Administrative sanctions may be imposed on platforms that do not comply with the rules.

Examples of Platforms That Have Reported

• E-commerce: Shopee, Tokopedia, Lazada
• Entertainment: Netflix
• Apps and games: ChatGPT, PUBG
• Social media: TikTok, YouTube

Child Account Deactivation

• TikTok: 4.1 million child accounts disabled as of June
• YouTube: 600K child accounts disabled as of May

Expected Actions

• Digital platforms that have not reported efforts to control children’s accounts will immediately fulfill their obligations.
• The government will carry out supervision and law enforcement if necessary.