Indonesia's social media curbs for under 16s take set to start, few know how they work

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Indonesia's social media ‌curbs, which the government says ⁠are intended ⁠to reduce the risk of cyberbullying and addiction, follow a ban in Australia last year over concerns about social media's potential harms to young people's mental health. Indonesia has also designated platforms including X, Meta's ​Facebook and Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, as high-risk.