The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi), has reaffirmed its commitment to building global standards for child protection in the digital realm. This effort is realized through the implementation of risk-based regulations in direct collaboration with global technology platform providers.
This emerged during a meeting between the Minister of Communication and Digital, Meutya Hafid, and Google's Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Markham Erickson, in Central Jakarta on Thursday (23/7/2026). In the audience, Indonesia proposed a model for secure digital governance that is expected to serve as an international reference.
Meutya explained that Indonesia deliberately chose a risk-based approach rather than completely banning the use of technology for children. According to her, this method is more proportional as it balances child safety protection with space for digital innovation.
Furthermore, the Minister emphasized that digital platforms have a moral and operational responsibility to design security systems right from product creation (safety by design). Various features such as screen time limits, parental controls, and filtering of negative content must be continuously and sustainably developed.
Responding to this, Google welcomed Indonesia's policy direction. Markham Erickson considered the risk-based approach to be much smarter than total blocking. Google also highlighted its contributions so far, ranging from the Google Family Link feature and YouTube moderation to digital literacy training for thousands of parent communities in the country.
