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Indonesia: cyberbullying law for schools
Bottom line for counselors: Schools must have anti-bullying rules, and those rules cover online bullying. A regulator can order harmful posts taken down. Some online abuse can be a crime under general laws.
Last verified: checked against official sources on 11 November 2026.
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Indonesia
New 28 March 2026: Indonesia: under-16s barred from high-risk platforms
Every school must have a violence-prevention team, and under-16s have been barred from high-risk platforms since March 2026.
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One point for each of the seven questions answered yes, half a point for partly. Where a rule is set nationally, the national answer counts. A quick guide, not a legal rating.
- Yes:
Do schools have to have anti-bullying rules?
Yes. A 2023 education ministry regulation requires every school to prevent and handle violence, including bullying, and to set up a prevention and response team (TPPK).
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Permendikbudristek No. 46 of 2023 on the Prevention and Handling of Violence in Education Units (PPKSP) replaced a 2015 regulation. Provincial and district governments must form task forces (Satgas). The ministry has said it is reviewing the regulation.
- Yes:
Do those rules cover online bullying?
Yes. The regulation covers violence, including bullying, carried out through information and communication technology as well as in person.
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- Yes:
Is there a regulator that can get harmful posts taken down?
Yes. The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) can order platforms to remove content or block services, and enforces child-protection duties under PP Tunas.
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Sanctions for platforms include warnings, fines, suspension and termination of access. Source note: this answer draws on news reporting (Antara), not an official legal text. Check the official text before relying on it.
- Yes:
Is there a minimum age for social media?
Yes. Since 28 March 2026, platforms classed as high-risk must deactivate accounts held by children under 16.
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Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025 (PP Tunas) and Ministerial Regulation No. 9 of 2026. Named platforms include YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live and Roblox. Enforcement is being phased in. Source note: this answer draws on news reporting (Antara), not an official legal text. Check the official text before relying on it.
- No:
What are the rules on phones at school?
No national rule. Schools and regional governments set their own phone policies.
- Partly:
When is online abuse a crime?
Partly. There is no bullying offence, but online defamation and threats are crimes under the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law, amended in 2024. Children are dealt with under the juvenile justice system.
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Law No. 1 of 2024, Articles 27A and 27B. The 2024 amendment also added duties on platforms to protect children (Article 16A). Source note: this answer relies on legal commentary or other non-official summaries (Makarim & Taira S.), not an official legal text. Check the official text before relying on it.
- Yes:
What guidance do staff and counselors get?
Yes. Each school's prevention team includes teachers, and the regulation requires schools to train and inform staff, students and parents.
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