These Two Countries With Social Media Bans Aren’t Happy With Google and Meta NYT | Top Stories By: Sui-Lee Wee and Laura Chung 31 March 2026 at 18:49 Indonesia says the two companies are violating its law that bars children under 16 from the social media. Australia has similar concerns. © Bay Ismoyo/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesEarlier this month, the Indonesian government announced that social media companies must deactivate accounts of users under 16 years of age and put age-verification systems in place.