Indonesia: Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued preliminary notice to YouTube over non-compliance with age verification requirements

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Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued preliminary notice to YouTube over non-compliance with age verification requirements

On 9 April 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued a notice to YouTube over a preliminary assessment of non-compliance with the age verification requirements under Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025 concerning governance of …

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…