Indonesia: Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued a second notice to Google over alleged non-compliance with age verification requirements

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Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued a second notice to Google over alleged non-compliance with age verification requirements

On 2 April 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued a second notice to Google, particularly YouTube, after it failed to comply with the first notice for inspection regarding compliance with Government Regulation Number 17 of 20…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, search service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-03-30
under deliberation

On 30 March 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs requested Google to attend an i…

2026-04-02
under investigation

On 2 April 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued a second notice to Google…

2026-04-07
under investigation

On 7 April 2026, Google completed an inspection with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affa…

2026-04-09
under investigation

On 9 April 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued a notice to YouTube over …

2026-04-22
concluded

On 22 April 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs of Indonesia confirmed that You…