Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs is currently conducting public consultations on a proposed policy that would require all social media users to register their accounts using a verified mobile phone number to increase accountability in the digital sphere and curb the spread of anonymous cyber threats.

"We are currently formulating this through public consultation so that when individuals access social media, they are required to provide their phone number, making their identity clear," said Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid during a working meeting with House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I in Jakarta on Monday (18/5/2026), as cited by antaranews.com. 

Under current platform mechanisms, providing a phone number remains strictly optional. she said that mandatory linkage will ensure users are legally accountable for the content they publish online.

As part of a broader strategy to secure the national digital ecosystem against misinformation, disinformation, and AI-generated deepfakes, the Ministry plans to integrate these requirements with verified digital IDs managed by Electronic Certification Providers (PSrE). 

Minister Meutya revealed that digital platforms currently exhibit a low compliance rate of just 20 percent regarding state content moderation requests. To address this, the government is auditing major firms, including a direct investigation into Meta regarding health hoaxes and compliance with child protection regulations (PP Tunas), while considering new mandates that would require international digital platforms to maintain physical representative offices within Indonesia.

(mg/inp/pr/rs)