Progress

Current status
adopted
02 Jan 2026 in force
02 Jan 2023 adopted
06 Dec 2022 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Indonesia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

02 Jan 2026
in force

Implemented Indonesian Criminal Code

On 2 January 2026, the new Indonesian Criminal Code, which expands the classification of crime types and strengthens the government's control over online speech, was implemented three years after its promulgation. The new Code also applies to online…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
02 Jan 2023
adopted

Signed Indonesian Criminal Code

On 2 January 2023, the new Indonesian Criminal Code, which expands the classification of crime types and strengthens the government's control over online speech, was officially promulgated after being signed by the President. The new Code also appli…

Source
Event type law
Action type signing
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
06 Dec 2022
adopted

Adopted Indonesian Criminal Code

On 6 December 2022, the Indonesian Parliament adopted the Criminal Code Bill, expanding the classification of crime types and strengthening the government's control over online speech. The new Code also applies to online acts whose consequences are …

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament