The digital space is like a marketplace, where sellers offer products of varying quality and interests, and buyers come from diverse backgrounds and ages. As “visitors” to this marketplace, children have little control over what happens, making protection from potential risks essential so they can grow creatively and become digital talents who contribute to the nation’s future—through guidance and shared responsibility, not early or addictive gadget use.

In this episode, we discuss children’s voices, policy initiatives such as PP Tunas by the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, and the roles of parents, communities, and advocates, together with Meutya Hafid (Minister of Communication and Digital), Kak Seto (Child Rights Advocate and Chair of LPAI), and Arya, a senior high school student, in the spirit of improving the situation together. Merdekast collaborates closely with the Bincang Pendidikan podcast by @pspk.