the ban is legally binding on everyone except anyone who can type a fake year

Southeast Asia bans under-16s from high-risk social media

Indonesia and several Southeast Asian countries have barred under-16s from "high-risk" social media platforms including Instagram and TikTok. Enforcement has been minimal: Inne Abidin, a Jakarta-based writer, says her 14-year-old son still uses both apps plus Minecraft and Roblox, simply by entering a false birth year at signup. His friends do the same, and the ban has yet to produce any visible change in their daily usage.

Source: Southeast Asia bans under-16s from high-risk social media — South China Morning Post

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