Indonesia has given eight of the world’s most widely used mobile platforms a hard deadline to verify the ages of their users. Under Ministerial Regulation Number 9 of 2026, issued by the Ministry of ...

Some parents and experts question how realistic enforcement will be, whether children will find ways to bypass the restrictions, and how digital literacy can go in ensuring young people’s online ...

Analog problems cannot be solved with a digital ban, and age verification does not work like at a checkout counter. Ban social media for young people? Social scientist Angelika Beranek believes it's ...