Jakarta, May 6, 2026 (AFP) - Indonesia eyes e-commerce ban for under-16s: minister to AFP mrc/mlr/mtp

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Indonesia's government is mulling an e-commerce ban for under-16s, the communications minister told AFP Wednesday, hot on the heels of Jakarta imposing a sweeping social media prohibition for teens. "E-commerce (platforms) are next, because we found children who became scam victims through e-commerce," Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said in an interview in Jakarta, without providing further details. mlr/mlr/mtp ...

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