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2026.4.29再放送⇒ 2026.3.31(火) インドネシア 16歳未満のSNS利用を禁止へ INDONESIA TO BAN SOCIAL MEDIA FOR KIDS UNDER 16 インドネシア16歳未満の子供のソーシャルメディアを禁止へ
The Indonesian government says it’s banning social media for children under 16. The country joins others around the world moving to limit children’s access.
Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry Meutya Hafid outlined概要を述べる the regulation on Friday. She said the measure措置 will prevent children from having accounts on what she called "high-risk platforms."
The ministry defines targeted対象とする sites as those that enable interactionやり取り between users and allow them to upload content. Operators are required to deactivate accounts belonging to underage users.
Meutya said the ban will apply適用する to services such as YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and X. The policy will be phased in from March 28.
Governments are increasingly tightening restrictions on children’s social media use. Australia introduced a blanket ban late last year. Denmark and Malaysia are considering similar steps.
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😭The(Indonesian government ミス
👌 Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry Communication and Digital Affairs ministry
😭Meutya Hafid Mutia Haphied
👌 YouTube Youtube
😭🔷will be)phased in phase down今回phased in
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deactivate 無効にする、停止する
underage 法定年齢に達しない
phase in ...一定の時間をかけて、徐々に、段階的に～を導入する
tighten 強める、厳しくする
◇Right. There are a lot of verbs like this, weaken, soften, lighten, and widen.
enの部分、んんみたいな
ーYeah, it’s 👂👌very short. It’s like the "e" isn’t there. weaken, soften, lighten.
テンって言っちゃう
―Yeah, that’s not bad. But more naturally, it’s lighten, yeah.
blanket 全面的な、包括的な
🔶Today's Takeaways ★tighten より強く締める、きつくする
tighten a screw ねじを締める
tighten a rope ロープをピンと張る
tighten the screws on tax 👂👌evaders 脱税者に対して締め付け・取り締まりを強化する
*evader 逃げる人、うまくはぐらかす人
*evade 巧妙に・ずるい方法で～を）回避する・をうまく切り抜ける
tighten one’s grip on the media メディアに対する支配力を強める
・tighten up 引き締める
The restaurant has great food, but it needs to tighten up its service a little.
そのレストランは、料理は素晴らしいが、サービスを少し改善する必要がある。
Well, in most cases, yes, but "tighten" is also an intransitive自動詞 verb, one of the ones👂 👂😭👌where you don’t need an "O"目的語. For example, tensions are tightening. You can also say that, but in most cases, it’s..it has an "O" with an object.
◇二村さんが英語でインタビューした人物、Nelson Mandela, Hāmid Karzai, António Guterres
Wow, so, English really broadened your ability to communicate in the field.