Indonesia blocks 4.8 million underage social media accounts but are kids any safer?

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Indonesia has blocked 4.8 million underage social media accounts in efforts to protect children under 16 from high-risk online platforms. This enforcement is one of the largest global tests of online safety regulation to improve digital safety for children.

Indonesia’s attempt to keep children aged under 16 off social media platforms deemed high risk has quickly become one of the world’s biggest tests of online safety regulation, with more than 4.8 million suspected underage accounts removed or deactivated in the first three months of enforcement. For President Prabowo Subianto’s government, the figures are an early sign that major platforms are falling in line with its policy aimed at making the digital world safer for children. Communications and...